Prevention Connection: Healthy Stress Relief
A survey shows that female high school students are more likely self-medicate to escape the pressures of life.
The following is a guest column by Marilyn G. Belmonte of the Burlington Drug & Alcohol Task Force: Female high school students are more likely than male high school students to perceive self-medicating as reasons for teen drug use, according to a national survey of high school students conducted by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Female students feel that teens use drugs to deal with the pressures of school, problems at home and to help themselves feel better about themselves. In contrast, male students were more likely to claim that having fun and relaxing as reasons for drug use. According to the Partnership President, Steve Pasierb, “Parents can help prevent alcohol and drug abuse by recognizing and addressing their daughters…
