The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) recently released its annual teen survey exploring, amongst other things, the relationship between Facebook and kids and teens and their potential to use and abuse illicit drugs.
Asking the question, ?In a typical day, how many hours do you spend on Facebook, Myspace or other social networking sites,? the survey confirms that 70% of kids visit social sites daily.
It is on these networking sites that kids are exposed to images of other kids abusing illicit substances.? This exposure makes kids anywhere from two- to five-times more likely to abuse those same substances.
But it isn?t just social media sites that wield a powerful influence on kids.? Reality television shows ? which also often portray illicit substance abuse ? increases the rate of substance abuse by its viewers, compared to non-viewers.
Clearly, I think it is a broad statement to say that ?social networking? or ?reality programming? is the cause of substance abuse amongst kids and teens.? But repeated, and prolonged exposure of kids to images of substance abuse will lead to an increased chance of substance abuse.
I can?t speak for the television industry, but as for the social media industry ? especially social sites for kids ? I agree with and promote the premise of the survey?s findings:
?The time has come for those who operate and profit from social networking sites like Facebook to deploy their technological expertise to curb such images??
I?d like to hear your thoughts in the comment section below.
Source: http://www.scuttlepad.com/blog/2011/09/kids-on-facebook-are-more-likely-to-abuse-illicit-substances/
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