CRJS 2003 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Drug Abuse Resistance Education, Shoplifting, Cirrhosis
25 Dec 2017
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Issues of substance abuse and related crime in adolescence. Reduced rates of smoking across canada from 1999 to 2012 9% decrease. 16% of canadians over age of 15 = current smokers. Ca(cid:374)adia(cid:374)s = (cid:449)orld"s top (cid:1009)0 i(cid:374) per (cid:272)apita al(cid:272)ohol (cid:272)o(cid:374)su(cid:373)ptio(cid:374) United nations named canada as a source country for exportation of marijuana and designer drugs (methamphetamine and ecstasy: more than 100,000 drug users. National anti-drug strategy from government of canada = 2007: (cid:862)drugs(cid:374)ot(cid:1008)(cid:373)e(cid:863) = (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)er(cid:272)ials targeti(cid:374)g young people and parents to discourage drug use. Early initiation of substance use -> predictive of later substance abuse behaviours = 4 times greater risk for those who drank before age of 15 compared to those who started at age 20. For every year an adolescent delays drug use, the risk of developing a serious problem with substance abuse reduces by 5% Consistent patterns of alcohol/drug use across provinces + national level when comparing youth of same gender/grade.
