A recent national study found that one in three of the most popular songs from 2005 contained references to drug or alcohol use. Rap music was the biggest culprit, followed by country. But do these references actually cause substance abuse in adolescents?

"'We don't know if it really makes a difference,' said study author and University of Pittsburgh Assistant Professor of Medicine Dr. Brian Primack. Maybe kids listen to song with alcohol, and it doesn't affect them one way or another. Maybe it affects them a great deal...'"

Primack goes on to say that the important thing is for us to talk to kids about what's right and what wrong in terms of drug and alcohol use.

Labels: music, influences

Posted By: Aspen Education Group