Hi there once
again,
I think it was Priya who was
enquiring about research that is available on the topic of young people,
stress and drug & alcohol use/misuse.
There is also a recent study out
of Uni of Melbourne that found young people use cannabis to self-medicate
their mental health illness. Some of the young people reported that
their cannabis use makes them feel better – less depressed and anxious.
The research found that many young people who use cannabis and developed a
mental health condition, continue to use cannabis to help cope with the
condition.
One of the researches, – here’s
the link http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1704346.htm
Keeping in mind that generally
drug use serves some purpose or
provides some sort of reward to
the person using, then it makes sense that there are some young people
using/misusing drugs to cope with stress (the purpose it’s serving is to
alleviate stress symptoms).
Cheers
Jo
Josephine
Walsh
Lecturer
Vocational
Preparation
Gawler
Campus
TAFESA
Regional
Phone: 08 8522 0333
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Email: Josephine.walsh@tafesa.edu.au
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