According to an American study, teens and young adults are more likely to try drugs in summer | Life

NEW YORK, July 24 – A study by researchers at the University of New York found that in the United States, more than a third of teens and adults had already used hard drugs for the first time during the summer.

According to a new study published yesterday in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, summer holidays often lead to excessive drinking: beer, barbecue, rosé wine … Summer is also the time when teenagers and young people adults are taking drugs for the first time.

The researchers were interested in the recreational use of marijuana as well as "hard drugs" such as cocaine, ecstasy and LSD. "It's important to start by understanding when people are most likely to start having these behaviors," said the study's lead researcher, Joseph J. Palamar, MPH, PhD, badociate professor in the Department of Health. populations of the NYU School of Medicine.

The study used data from the National Survey of Drugs and Health, conducted between 2011 and 2017, for about 394,415 people aged 12 and over. Participants were asked about their use of various drugs during interviews during which they specified the month of the year they first took the drug.

The survey showed that more than a third of new LSD experiences for the first time occurred during the summer (34%), as well as with ecstasy (30%), marijuana (30% ) and cocaine (28%). ). For researchers, these results could be explained, in part, by the number of outdoor activities, such as music festivals, that take place during the summer.

Professor Palamar stressed the need for potential users to be informed of the drugs they are going to take, especially with regard to side effects. He recommends users stay in the company of trusted friends when they take medication for the first time, drink enough fluid and take enough rest to avoid dehydration, exhaustion or more serious consequences such as heat stroke. – AFP-Relaxnews