WHAT ARE OUR SCHOOLS DOING TO MAKE CHILDREN MENTALLY UNSTABLE? —“…kids are s

WHAT ARE OUR SCHOOLS DOING TO MAKE CHILDREN MENTALLY UNSTABLE?

—“…kids are so sophisticated now but also so stressed out. She said students suffering from depression and anxiety are at high risk for drug use, and suicide rates nationwide are climbing.”–

The suburban heroin user is white. The average age of first use is 18.

One-third of those surveyed starting using it after being addicted to or misusing prescription pain pills such as OxyContin or Vicodin.

More than 75 percent of respondents had a concurrent mental health condition, such as depression, ADHD or bipolar disorder, and used heroin to self-medicate.

Two-thirds of those surveyed displayed “sensation-seeking behaviors,” which researchers translated to mean they got a thrill out of driving to the West Side of Chicago to buy heroin without getting caught.

Users have little knowledge about heroin when they first try it.