Hassan Areej, Csemy Ladislav, Rappo Melissa A, Knight John R
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2009 Dec;20(3):915-29, ix.
Substance use among adolescents is a serious problem worldwide. Despite the commonly held belief that European youth have fewer problems with drinking than American youth, recent data from representative surveys in Europe and the United States suggest that the opposite may be true. While extensive research on youth alcohol and drug use exists in developed countries, data are lacking in other regions of the world. Sharing knowledge across countries and cultures may help us better understand patterns of youth substance use, related problems, and treatment needs, and may increase the likelihood that countries will develop informed social policies for their adolescent populations.
青少年物质使用问题在全球范围内都是一个严重的问题。尽管人们普遍认为欧洲青少年饮酒问题比美国青少年少，但欧洲和美国具有代表性的调查最近得出的数据表明，事实可能恰恰相反。虽然发达国家对青少年饮酒和吸毒问题进行了广泛研究，但世界其他地区却缺乏相关数据。跨国和跨文化分享知识可能有助于我们更好地了解青少年物质使用模式、相关问题及治疗需求，并可能增加各国为其青少年群体制定明智社会政策的可能性。
