Annotated Bibliography Planning Worksheet Teens Drug Addict

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Citation: Write it as it would be found on your reference list.

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Importance to you: Explain the value of the source to you. Include specific pieces of information that will be useful in supporting your arguments

Relation to other sources: Explain what the source provides (e.g. statistical data, research studies, expert advice/opinions, etc.). Explain how it is different than but complements your other sources

Katel, P. (2011). Teen drug use. CQ Researcher, 21, 481-504. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/

Michelle Lipinski thinks it is a difficult job for teens trying to overcome addictions. The expanded decriminalization of marijuana in Massachusetts has made the challenge all the more daunting. Mixed messages about drug legalization, particularly marijuana, may be to blame

This source explains why the number of kids who are using drugs has been rising. It is because of marijuana decriminalization; it effectively promotes drug use by young people

The relation of this source to the others is in the fact that its umbrella topic is teenage addiction. However, it introduces a different notion or angle of the topic altogether which does complement the other sources by including the notion that mainstream messages concerning certain drugs could be to blame in teenage addiction.

Walker, L. (2018). Common risk factors for adolescent addiction. Retrieved October 29, 2018, from /research/common-risk-factors-for-adolescent-addiction/

Walker starts his article by stating that more than a million adolescents needed treatment for substance disorder in 2015. He continues to say that the cause for teen addiction is a combination of factors with the main risk factors being: Abuse (childhood abuse including sexual abuse), Social problems, Individual variables (genetics and mental health issues), and Family problems.

This source is quite crucial in my study as it focuses on the factors that appear to be driving teens towards substance abuse. Aside from mentioning the factors, it continues to explain how each factor appears to influence the decisions teens make especially with regards to substance use.

Walker provides expert opinion and also makes use of credible sources thus making it an objective account of teen substance abuse.

National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2017). Monitoring the future survey: high school and youth trends. NIH. Retrieved October 29, 2018, from /publications/drugfacts/monitoring-future-survey-high-school-youth-trends

This article is about the present and future trends. Apparently, compared to the previous years, substance abuse among teenagers has been decreasing which is a good sign. In 2016, the article reports that substance use among teenagers reached historically low levels. The article then continues to offer specific statistics regarding the use of opioids, marijuana, alcohol, nicotine and tobacco, and synthetic drugs.

This source is quite relevant because of the statistical information regarding substance abuse among teenagers that it provides. The da...