Adolescent substance abuse behavior is to change. While sober – that is, those who have never used alcohol– young is already 31%, grow cannabis experiment of the minor number.

according to a Recent study one in ten 15 to 16-year-old Finnish young has used cannabis and attitudes to drugs have become more positive.

in the Spring of 2019, the european basic education 9. graders collected the research material shows that the cannabis trial and the cannabis use have increased, particularly in boys. For example, in Sweden and Norway the use of cannabis does not have minors on the increase, but it is even lower than in Finland.

Cannabis and snuff, however, do not come to tobacco and alcohol status, but drug use seems according to studies, often piling up on one and the same for young people, said research specialist kirsi marja stripe salon Health and welfare department (THL).

This looks like a young drug map 2019:

1. Cannabis use increased

the use of Cannabis has increased year by year in Finland. Cannabis and regular burning has become more common especially in boys over the last four years.

one in ten ninth-graders have tried cannabis. In the 1990s only 5 % of young people had ever tried cannabis and attitudes were at the time current most negative.

of regular use of the increase is explained by young people’s own estimate, partly by the fact that cannabis can get easily. Many survey respondents reported that they had received or bought the cannabis from a friend.

Helsinki language high school student Tobias Merilä guess is that a middle-schooler to imagine the use of cannabis to be something that’s supposed to do.

I Feel that it has somehow been given this image, that it is somehow cool and a cool new thing. I can’t tell you what it is.

merilä of the opinion that easy availability is one of the use of an additional factor.

– Actually I don’t know, but yes I would say that if you want to, so yes it some get. Availability should be some way to get reduction, but the fact is that somehow it people will, no matter what happens.

Another reason for increased use is that young people believe the use of them risk-free. About half of young people did not believe cannabis experiment associated with any risks. Up to 16% of the boys did not see the risks regularly at the entran either use.

Young adult attitude studies has already seen the same development. Every fourth finn has ever tried cannabis. It is still difficult to predict the direction of operation and in the future, try leaving.

– Development depends certainly also the rest of the world developments, such as legislation and research, and where relevant the discussion leads in Finland, said in a special research track in the salon.

the investigator according to cannabis exposure early on. Influences sucked well from many directions: from peers, the environment, the internet and older sisters.

it’s good that parents and young people themselves receive objective information about risks as a counterweight to that of the direction of future image for that use would not involve any risks, reminiscent of the stripes in the salon.

2. Drinking relief increases

That’s where the current freshmen parents as a teenager, drank alcohol heavily and binge-specifically, are today’s young parents more moderate alcohol users.

ninth-graders to do research shows that alcohol use has decreased throughout the 2000s. Already more than 30% of young people reported that does not use alcohol at all. Up to 40% had been drinking years.

One of the reasons alcohol use reduction is that it has become more difficult. Trade has strict guidelines and prohibitions for minors and also parents are now aware more than before. Only 4% of young people tell their own father or mother had bought them alcohol in the previous time use.

Teetotaler is young in more and more, but despite that alcohol is used most by young people substance abuse. Although in the long term, binge drinking has decreased, it is no longer statistically decreased. Young people are one binge than four years ago and one in five young must be confessed that they drink themselves drunk at least once a month.

Helsinki language high school young people agree that alcohol culture is tough. The mall to pick up, and full-aged guys can easily pick up, if you so wish.

It’s pretty easy, when there is one full-aged guy, thinks a high school student Aaro Stern-Rouhu .

3. Tobacco does not taste

Smoking has decreased by 9. graders have significantly 20 years. Only 7% of young people smoke daily.

the Drop is ferocious in a couple of decades ago: even in 1995, and before that, daily tobacco smoking affecting teens was 25%. Tobacco is a drug of the only, the use of which the boys and the girls reduce is still.

the use of reduction to explain the big, smoking in order to reduce the changes made. Usage and access is difficult and limited by legislation, and also the price affects. According to studies, also young people’s attitudes crucial change has taken place.

Helsinki language high school host Seppo Korhonen told the smoking culture has changed schools significantly.

Yet seven years ago the tobacco place was crowded. There may have been 50 guys at the same time. On this day in the circle stood maybe five.

4. Girls find snuff

Substance use is also reflected equality in being. Influences sucked in the crowd and the girls tried the same things as boys.

until a few years ago, the particular boy of snuff use increased drastically. Now the son of snorting is leveled, but the girls have found snuff. According to the study, girls around 19% have ever used snuff. Poji of respectively 35%.

Helsinki language high school young people have the information surprised.

I’ve heard of so many girls, how gross it is, so yes it is quite surprising, with a laugh Violet Ly .

Aaro Stern-rouhun don’t have observations.

I’ve always thought that girls don’t use no or almost at all.

Girls snorting has increased. Year 2019 19 percent of girls had ever used snuff. Henrietta Hassinen / Yle

according to the examiner underlying the phenomenon is not one single reason. Snuff bags and packaging are changed for ease of use, more compact, and they are available in, for example, cosmetics packaging resembling boxes. It can contribute to attract girls.

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– Snorting to get easily through social media, and snuff the generalisation of the boys have been able to bring products more visible in the girls ‘ everyday life, reflect on the track in the salon.

the survey is once every four years to make the european ESPAD study (European School Survey Project), which examined adolescent substance use and substance abuse availability. In finland, research was answers more than 4 600 of elementary school 9. class from students.

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