New Data Show Teen Girls More Likely to See Benefits in Drug and Alcohol Use
Survey data released today by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America® and MetLife Foundation found that teenage girls are more likely than teenage boys to perceive potential benefits from drug use and drinking, making teen girls more vulnerable to drug and alcohol abuse.
According to a new research analysis of the 2009 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), sponsored by MetLife Foundation:
• Teen girls are more likely to perceive “self-medicating” benefits with drinking and getting high.
• More than two-thirds of teen girls responded positively to the question “using drugs helps kids deal with problems at home” (an 11 percent increase, up from 61 percent in 2008 to 68 percent in 2009).
• More than half reported that drugs help teens forget their troubles (a 10 percent increase, up from 48 percent in 2008 to 53 percent in 2009).
For more information, you can read the survey data results and watch this clip from Good Morning America:
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This is very true, my daughter began drinking quickly once she went into to high school. She became very rebellious as well as depressed. The drinking was causing her so much problems in school by junior year she wasn’t close to graduating. I had to find another route to help her graduate and help her with her drinking addiction.