Almost half the students in public high schools told researchers that they know about gang activity and drug dealing on their campuses.
- In their 15th Annual teen survey, researchers with the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University found that 46% of students ages 12 to 17 years old said there are gangs in their schools, and 47% said that drugs are used, kept, and sold on campus.
- Students at these schools also were five times more likely to use marijuana, three times more likely to drink alcohol, and 12 times more likely to smoke cigarettes.
- They were five times more likely to know someone who used acid, ecstasy, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin.
One of the many benefits of therapeutic boarding schools for struggling students is that smaller class sizes and comprehensive supervision significantly limit the likelihood that students will be exposed to alcohol, drugs and other dangers.
Labels: high school, drug use, boarding school
Posted By: Adolescent Substance Abuse