Aug. 23, 2011 -- Teens who spend time on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and other social networking sites may be more likely to smoke, drink alcohol, and use drugs. That's according to Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA). CASA recently polled more than 2,000 teens online or by phone, as well as 528 parents of teens. Most parents don’t believe that those sites have a chance of begin a negative impact on their kids. Most parents are guilty of not monitoring what their kids watch on TV or the kind of games kids are playing on play station. That’s one of the reasons teens turn to drugs and alcohol because of some of the things they view on TV or in the games they play. Music and Cyber bullying also plays a role in teen’s use of drugs and alcohol. Sometimes the lyrics on some of the songs teens listen to can impact their choice to use drugs and or alcohol. The lyrics can prove very offensive some lyrics talk about getting high and the use of marijuana, sex and drinking. One drug that wasn’t very much discussed
Aug. 23, 2011 -- Teens who spend time on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and other social networking sites may be more likely to smoke, drink alcohol, and use drugs. That's according to Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA). CASA recently polled more than 2,000 teens online or by phone, as well as 528 parents of teens. Most parents don’t believe that those sites have a chance of begin a negative impact on their kids. Most parents are guilty of not monitoring what their kids watch on TV or the kind of games kids are playing on play station. That’s one of the reasons teens turn to drugs and alcohol because of some of the things they view on TV or in the games they play. Music and Cyber bullying also plays a role in teen’s use of drugs and alcohol. Sometimes the lyrics on some of the songs teens listen to can impact their choice to use drugs and or alcohol. The lyrics can prove very offensive some lyrics talk about getting high and the use of marijuana, sex and drinking. One drug that wasn’t very much discussed