Two Countries, Two Reports: Is Social Media Really Leading Youth to Drugs and Alcohol Or Is It A Convenient Place to Put Blame?

It’s 10 p.m.; do you know what your teenager is tweeting about? Two reports released in the last month suggest a strong link between social media and youth drug and alcohol use. Do the statistics mean anything or are they misplacing the blame?

It’s 10 p.m.; do you know what your teenager is tweeting about? Two reports released in the last month suggest a strong link between social media and youth drug and alcohol use. Do the statistics mean anything or are they misplacing the blame?

Earlier this month, Britain’s Charity Alcohol Concern released a report titled New Media, new problem that suggested that social networking sites such as Facebook and YouTube are exposing youth to alcohol advertisements and that youth are using social networks to document nights out, resulting in increased drinking habits.

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