Past and Current Drug Trends
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Past and Current Drug Trends Chemical Dependency in the Workplace Drug use and abuse changes from decade to decade. The various types of cultures in America have an effect on what types of drugs are being used and abused at any given point in time. There are varying types of health problems that occur from drug abuse that range from a bloody nose to depression to liver damage to death. In December 2005, the Gallup Youth Survey proposed questions to some 480 teenagers and the results shows some 31% of the teenagers surveyed claimed that the used of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs is high on their list of concerns. The following will discuss some of the trends within our youth. Alcohol is a readily available drug to people of all ages. The youth in America are starting their consumption of alcohol at an early age. A Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YBRS)...


