how social media impacts teen drug abuse
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How Social Media Influences Teen Drug Abuse
Social Media Teen Usage Age Breakdown
Teens 15 -17 Teens 13-14
Teens – Mobile Devices – Tablets – Social Media
The number of Teens who hop on the their cell phones for something online each day has jumped to 94%
Teen Internet and Social Media Usage
Internet & American Life Project, the Pew Research Center
Parents are in the Dark about the dangers of Social Media
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
Teen are exposed to Drugs at an early age from Social Media
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse’s study
Early Drug Abuse increases chances of Adult Drug Addiction
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse’s study
The Vicious Cycle
Early Social Media Use Promotes early drug abuse
Leading to long-term substance abuse
Cyber-Bullying – What’s the Connection
Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
Teens Cyber-Bullied from Social Media more likely to abuse Drugs
Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
Social media and cyber bullying in particular can make your teen more susceptible to smoking, drinking and using illegal and/or prescription drugs.
Impact of Social Media
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
Social Media and Teen Alcohol Abuse
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse’s study
Teens who are exposed to these types of images are three times more likely to consume alcohol
Social Media and Teen Marijuana Abuse
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse’s study
Teens who are exposed to these types of images are three times more likely to consume alcohol
Teens are four times more likely to use marijuana if they have been exposed to the drug through Social Media
Social Media and Teen Prescription Drug Abuse
Teens who are exposed to these types of images are three times more likely to consume alcohol
Teens are able to access mind-altering substances, including prescription drugs, more readily than
teens who don’t use social media
2,000 Teens who use Social Media on a daily basis were surveyed in a
Columbia University Study reported by Web MD
Teens who are exposed to these types of images are three times more likely to consume alcohol
5 times more likely
3 times more likely
2 times more likely
Teens seeing Teens using Drugs on Social Media
The CASA Columbia survey
75% of teens between 12 -17 years old admitted that seeing photos of teens using drugs on social media encouraged them to do the same.
Social Media legitimizes Teen Drug Abuse
Many teens claim that seeing pictures on social media depicting their friends and
schoolmates using drugs motivate them to engage in the same or similar behaviors.
Only one out of every 25 Americans who starts using an addictive substance after the age of 21
becomes addicted.
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse’s study
Teens using Snap Chat to deal or buy drugs
So what’s the problemYou don’t really know who you are messaging
Could be an undercover cop on the other end
No problem right. Snap Chat disappears
Have you heard of Screen Captures?
Drug Images can haunt you the rest of your life
Teens watch celebrities do drugs on Social Media and
think it is okay
Whiz Khalif on Instagram smoking weed from a bong
Tumblr – The Forgotten Drug Infested Social Media Web Site
Medical Marijuana companies have place to promote Teen glorifying marijuana use
on Tumbler
Marijuana Companies resort to Social Media to Advertise
Tumbler profile leads to ecommerce
sites
Twitter also sells marijuana like any other commodity
Adult Social Media Sites are easy for Underage teens to
make a Profile
All you need is to type in 18 years-old to make a Tumblr profile
Teens use Twitter and snapchat to invite Friends to Drug Alcohol
Parties
And Then This Happens
Teens have Fake Social Media Accounts to hide Drug use
Real
Parents should be suspicious when Teens block them from their Social Media Profiles
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