Rise of drugs amongst children

[akshaykalia]

Drugs have become so easily accesible to children that even a 10th grader can tell you where to find 'stash'..Drugs are considered cool and are taken if 'you want to walk on the moon'..
Drugs poses a serious threat to the young developing bodies of these children..also it causes addiction which is hard to get rid of...

[Refresher]

It's the most disastrous situation to land in for the children, which they don't realize until their bodies get affected ie when they get addicted.

[Dankans]

It's a job of parents to take to their childs heads that they can't take drugs. Anyway if teenager wants to try something - you can't change anything about that, it's just his own choose. Age matters here.

[Mick]

Once u taste a drug ,it becomes a lifetime addiction which is very difficult to get rid of.Counselling is very important in such cases.

[srk]

All the parents should take care of thier children.At present all the childrens in the school campus itself they are easily gettin drugs.So,its in the hands of the school authority to keep a close look on the students.

[Jenny]

There is a serious rise in drug intaking among teens nowadays. To stop this, they must be properly educated about the effects of drugs on their bodies.

[khassa]

Well the drugs have become so popular amongst the children....children use to take the drugs to feel out of the normal world....which in turn makes them addicted of it....They don't have the knowledge of the aftereffects of it...

[zepset]

More American children are being prescribed antipsychotic drugs and at younger ages, but it’s unclear if the rise in prescriptions correlates to an increase in mental health needs.

Across the country, over half a million kids now take psychiatric medications, though hardly any of these drugs are approved for use in children. One recent study found that prescriptions for antipsychotics doubled among young children between 2000 and 2007, though just 40 percent of kids in the study had a full mental health work-up.

It’s uncertain what the long-term consequences will be of an increasing number of youngsters popping pills, but for some children medication is proving to be little more than a quick fix.

[scottpotterr]

In several states in America, drug overdose deaths are found more than deaths caused by car crashes. However, these drug-death statistics resulting from rise of drugs receive almost no media attention and carelessness prevails in our society.

There are several prescriptions by doctors that include antipsychotic drugs (a class of drugs used to treat mania, schizophrenia, and other mental disorders involving loss of contact with reality) to treat mental disorders seen amongst youngsters as well as adults. Such drugs are not approved by US FDA for pediatric use.