Research suggests that substance use, particularly among adolescents may lead to
increased illegal activities as well as physical and social health consequences. Around the …

Adolescent psychoactive substance use and dependence are complex and dynamic public
health issues which require comprehensive and integrated approaches. Characterised by …

Globally, drug abuse among youth is recognised as one of our greatest health and social
problems and, as in other countries, South Africa is battling with this phenomenon. Drug …

Adolescent alcohol, drug, and tobacco use is an emerging public health concern in low and
middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries (HICs). Yet, there is a lack of …

A major proportion of the disease burden and deaths for young people in developed nations
is attributable to misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs. Patterns of substance use established in …

Background: Recent evidence shows that young people started their first alcohol initiation
when they were early adolescents (10–14 years of age), while there is still very little …

PURPOSE: To determine the association of frequency of illegal drug use with five groups of
factors: environmental stressors, parental drug use, parental child rearing, peer drug use …

Introduction: Actors of psychoactive drug initiation refer to those who introduce others to
psychoactive drug use (initiators) and those who are introduced to psychoactive drugs …

Background Adolescents experience rapid changes and are more vulnerable for developing
substance use problems than other age groups. Many studies have focused on the …

Objective: This report examines the prevalence and common correlates of early smoking
initiation among male and female school children across seven African countries. Method …