Annotated Bibliography
Kristina Daniels
Mrs. Forbes
Honors American Lit
3 March 2016
Annotated Bibliography
“Illegal drug use and misuse of medication among US teen”. Clinical Digest. Volume 21. Nursing Standard. March 21, 2007. Page 16. Web. March 2, 2016.
Illegal drug use among teens in the United States is declining. Teen’s misuse of prescription and over-the-counter medication remain high. The most commonly used drugs teens use are opiates. Dextromethorphan is often located in cold medicines. It cause hallucinations and alterations in your mental state.
Susan Gordon. “Underlying Psychological Disorders and Parental Attitudes have a big effect on teens’ addictive behaviors”. Behavioral Health Management. Volume 23. September/ October 2003. Page 25-30. Web. March 2, 2016
Almost fifty percent of adolescents started using marijuana when they were thirteen years old or younger. Fifty percent of females reported having eating disorder symptoms. They was addicted to cocaine, which is a appetite suppressant. Families have a high influence rate on teenagers because they do not have healthy behavior, beliefs, and knowledge. Many parents do not know the danger of using medications that has not been prescribed.
Alison Knopf. “E-cigarette use by teens triples; officials warn of nicotine addiction”. Alcoholism Drug Abuse Weekly. Volume 27. A Wiley Periodicals, Inc. April 27, 2015. Web. March 2, 2016.
The current e-cigarette use from high school student increased from 4.5 percent in 2013 to 13.4 percent in 2014. E- Cigarette use has surpassed current use of every other tobacco product, including conventional cigarettes. Hookah smocking doubled for middle and high school students. Using nicotine as a adolescence might cause lasting consequences to the developmental process of the brain. Nicotine can also cause addiction and sustained use of tobacco products.
Elizabeth Foy Larson. “Good Teens Turned Drug Addicts”. Choices. Volume 32. October 2014. Page 4-9. Web. March 2, 2016
The most commonly abused drug among twelve and thirteen years olds are pills. More Americans die every year from overdosing on prescribed medicine than heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Many people are becoming addicted to painkillers because there is not enough education about addiction in medical and dental schools. Opioids cause the same thing to your brain as heroin. If you are under the age of twenty-five; it is easier for drugs to take over because your brain is still developing. Painkillers are not necessarily bad because they are needed to help life-saving surgical procedures or a serious illness.
Steven Manning. “Teens and Drugs how big a crisis?” Scholastic Update. Volume 129. May 2,1997. Web. March 2, 2016
Forty percent of high school seniors admitted to using illegal drugs in the past year. Ninety percent of teen drug use is marijuana. Marijuana is a gateway drug that can cause you to use hard drugs. The use of other drugs, such as LSD, cocaine, heroin, and meth are beginning to increase. Teenagers said drugs are more tempting and available. Many teens believe that marijuana is fun and offer an escape from problems, stress and anxiety.
Mrs. Forbes
Honors American Lit
3 March 2016
Annotated Bibliography
“Illegal drug use and misuse of medication among US teen”. Clinical Digest. Volume 21. Nursing Standard. March 21, 2007. Page 16. Web. March 2, 2016.
Illegal drug use among teens in the United States is declining. Teen’s misuse of prescription and over-the-counter medication remain high. The most commonly used drugs teens use are opiates. Dextromethorphan is often located in cold medicines. It cause hallucinations and alterations in your mental state.
Susan Gordon. “Underlying Psychological Disorders and Parental Attitudes have a big effect on teens’ addictive behaviors”. Behavioral Health Management. Volume 23. September/ October 2003. Page 25-30. Web. March 2, 2016
Almost fifty percent of adolescents started using marijuana when they were thirteen years old or younger. Fifty percent of females reported having eating disorder symptoms. They was addicted to cocaine, which is a appetite suppressant. Families have a high influence rate on teenagers because they do not have healthy behavior, beliefs, and knowledge. Many parents do not know the danger of using medications that has not been prescribed.
Alison Knopf. “E-cigarette use by teens triples; officials warn of nicotine addiction”. Alcoholism Drug Abuse Weekly. Volume 27. A Wiley Periodicals, Inc. April 27, 2015. Web. March 2, 2016.
The current e-cigarette use from high school student increased from 4.5 percent in 2013 to 13.4 percent in 2014. E- Cigarette use has surpassed current use of every other tobacco product, including conventional cigarettes. Hookah smocking doubled for middle and high school students. Using nicotine as a adolescence might cause lasting consequences to the developmental process of the brain. Nicotine can also cause addiction and sustained use of tobacco products.
Elizabeth Foy Larson. “Good Teens Turned Drug Addicts”. Choices. Volume 32. October 2014. Page 4-9. Web. March 2, 2016
The most commonly abused drug among twelve and thirteen years olds are pills. More Americans die every year from overdosing on prescribed medicine than heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Many people are becoming addicted to painkillers because there is not enough education about addiction in medical and dental schools. Opioids cause the same thing to your brain as heroin. If you are under the age of twenty-five; it is easier for drugs to take over because your brain is still developing. Painkillers are not necessarily bad because they are needed to help life-saving surgical procedures or a serious illness.
Steven Manning. “Teens and Drugs how big a crisis?” Scholastic Update. Volume 129. May 2,1997. Web. March 2, 2016
Forty percent of high school seniors admitted to using illegal drugs in the past year. Ninety percent of teen drug use is marijuana. Marijuana is a gateway drug that can cause you to use hard drugs. The use of other drugs, such as LSD, cocaine, heroin, and meth are beginning to increase. Teenagers said drugs are more tempting and available. Many teens believe that marijuana is fun and offer an escape from problems, stress and anxiety.