Should Drug Rehab Be Offered For Teenage Cigarette Smokers?
Teens who smoke cigarettes are five times more likely to drink alcohol and 13 times more likely to use marijuana than nonsmokers, according to recent research. Teen smoking was linked to all sorts of substance abuse problems that often lead to health, legal and drug rehab outcomes. Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse found that most smokers begin smoking before age 18, and that smokers aged 12 to 17 are more likely drink alcohol than nonsmokers – 59 percent compared to 11 percent. Kids who are regular smokers by age 12 are more than three times more likely to report binge drinking than those who never smoked – 31 percent compared to 9 percent. Binge drinking is defined as having five drinks or more in a row. Heavy alcohol consumption and especially binge drinking are affecting more kids at a younger age than ever before, and drug rehab facilities for children and teens are a growing sector of the drug rehab landscape. The Columbia University report fo
