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Friday, September 30, 2011
Does the time teens spend social networking increase the likelihood that they will smoke, drink or use drugs?
Does the time teens spend social networking increase the likelihood that they will smoke, drink or use drugs? A survey by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse indicated that social networking makes kids five times more likely to smoke, three times more likely to drink and twice as likely to use marijuana.
JIM BABCOCK, Harrison Twp.: “Every generation, every five or 10 years, there’s some new source causing your kids to smoke, drink or do drugs. I think it’s peer pressure, and maybe social networking adds to that pressure.”
KATIE NEVAREZ, Beavercreek: “If the parents are monitoring their kids’ Facebook and MySpace, as well as the friends they hang out with, then it shouldn’t be a problem. Parents lead by example.”
JACOB HOPPER, Englewood: “I know for a fact it’s true. I was influenced by what I saw on social networking when I was a teenager.”
VICTORIA DESUTTER, Fairborn: “I do feel that social networking has a big effect on teens, especially considering the time they spend on it. And peer pressure is what they use for guidelines these days.”
JACQUISE JACKSON, Jefferson Twp.: “Social networking removes the human interaction, the real-life environment. Boundaries of the social network are limited to only those you let in. In real life, your choices of influence are broader.”
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