Chinese teens are turning to mind-numbing drugs to 'run away from reality'
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A strict school system, parental expectations, and an uncertain future are pushing some young people into drug abuse, a broader mental health crisis.
'I Was Running Away From Reality': Why Chinese Teens Are Turning To Prescription Drugs
A 14-year-old high-performing student in China became addicted to prescription drugs bought illegally online to cope with academic pressure, highlighting a growing trend of teens sourcing painkillers and cough medicines through chat groups and e-commerce platforms.
Tot mai mulți adolescenți din China apelează la medicamente eliberate pe bază de rețetă ca să mape, temporar, de preseunea școlii, a examiner și a așteptărilor familiei, scrie BBC. Tinerii povestec că au început să foloseasacă doze mari de medicamente pentru dure, epilepsie sau chiar pentru tuse, cumpărate online, doar ca să evadeze din realitatea [...] Source
Chinese Teens Drug Use Academic Pressure
There’s a scene playing out in parts of China that doesn’t get talked about much: teenagers, exhausted by the grind of school, quietly turning to pills not to get high, but to switch off. A recent BBC investigation dug into this, and what it found was less about drug abuse in the usual sense and […]
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