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| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: February 13, 2007 |
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About 70,000 youths, constituting 10 percent of Israelis aged 12 to 17, use drugs, the Israel Anti-Drug Authority revealed.
According to the data, 200,000 Israeli teenagers are part of risk groups for drug abuse. Haim Messing, the Authority's chairman, stated that this finding pointed to the fact that the reinforcement and deterrence activities were not strong enough and had to be boosted.
All establishments must lead a joint policy with one message prohibiting drug abuse and prevent legitimacy and double and confusing messages, Messing added. Messing added that the Anti-Drug Authority would continue to lead a campaign for urine tests in schools. He noted that a survey conducted recently for the Authority revealed that 81 percent of the public supports the tests.
According to the Authority, an Israeli teenager who uses drugs is usually male, a new immigrant, lives in a big city, also drinks alcoholic beverages and suffers from anxiety and depression. In addition, his parents do not live together and the parent he lives with is unemployed.
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