News Journal

U.S. children take drugs to avoid school pressure

According to a reasrch, 73% of the teens in U.S. said that the school pressures are high and it led them to take drugs. The latest statistics of drug use in U.S. show a decline in consumption rates but the stats are still concerning.

The Yavapai County attorney Sheila Polk said that the reports suggest change in the way drugs were conceived earlier by teens. The use of drugs becomes a problem when teenagers either commit suicide or a crime or get disabled due to substance abuse.