Teen Drug Abuse

How is Drug Abuse defined?


Drug abuse is the recurrent use of illegal drugs, or the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs with negative consequences.

Source: Drug abuse | University of Maryland Medical Center

What are the symptoms of teen drug abuse?

• Hanging out with different friends
• Doing worse in school, missing classes
• Losing interest in your favorite hobbies
• Different eating or sleeping habits
• Not taking care of yourself, your appearance

Teen Drug Statistics

• Marijuana is the most used illegal drug

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YA Books with Drug Abuse Themes

• Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
• Tweak by Nic Sheff
• Candy by Kevin Brooks
• Kasher in the Rye by Moshe Kasher