Perceived invulnerability and cigarette smoking among adolescents

Article Abstract:

Perceptions of invulnerability toward smoking and nonsmoking-related health risks were examined in adolescents. Smokers were not as likely as nonsmokers to report feeling invulnerable. High public body awareness, fewer previous attempts to stop smoking and being in the process of change, were important independent concurrent predictors of being in the invulnerable group.

Teenagers, Youth, Smoking

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One-year prospective prediction of marijuana use cessation among youth at continuation high schools

Article Abstract:

Prediction of marijuana use cessation amongst adolescents who had been regular users, are reported, including social, attitude, violence-related, drug-use-related, and intrapersonal predictors. Those who were slightly older, reporting that they received less approval for using drugs and who held unfavorable attitudes about drug use acceptability, were relatively likely to quit.

Marijuana

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The association of current stimulant use with demographic, substance use, violence-related, social and intrapersonal variables among high risk youth

Article Abstract:

Stimulant use is addictive and linked with health consequences such as brain damage, psychotic behaviour, memory loss, and violence. The correlates of stimulant use among high risk youth were examined to help determine elements of effective adolescent programming for the substances. It is speculated that programming for such stimulant-using youth should incorporate treatment of multiple substances, depression, and correction of social-cognitive misperceptions.

Stimulants, Central nervous system stimulants

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