期刊名称：Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
电子版ISSN：0973-1342
出版年度：2006
卷号：2
期号：04
页码：96-99
出版社：Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
摘要：Globally substance abuse is a major public health and social concern. With changes in
lifestyle, globalisation in substance marketing, the erosion of powers of censure that have existed
in traditional societies, and an increased acceptance of such substances it is clear that their use is
growing in low- and middle-income (LAMI) countries, particularly in the children, adolescents
and the youth. In 2002, the use of alcohol and illicit drugs was estimated to contribute 4% of the
disease burden in the 15–29 years age group in LAMI countries.1 Also, problems associated with
use, e.g. deaths and the spread of infectious disease are on the rise.2,3 In addition to acute effects
and disorders, substance use in children and adolescents can harm the healthy development of
the body, brain, and behaviour.4 There is thus an obvious need to target adolescents in order to
reverse this trend. Preventive efforts in adolescence will have the additional spin-off of reduction
in substance use in adult populations as the majority of adult drug users begin some form of drug
use while still in their teens and the powerful influences of habit and addiction, made greater by
their extended length of drug use, are more likely to make them resistant to cessation
interventions at the later age.2,5,6
