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Research Article: Nearly One-Fourth of Eastern Ethiopian Adolescents are Current Psychoactive Substance Users: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Date Published: 2023-04-26

Introduction:
Psychoactive substances are the compounds/chemicals that cause health and social problems, including addiction. These substances affect brain functions and cause disturbance in thought, feeling, mood, awareness, or any other behavior. For instance, drinking alcohol, and taking marijuana, nicotine, caffeine, and some pain medicines can change an individual’s behaviors. These substances can be grouped into legal (eg, tobacco and alcohol), illegal (eg, cocaine and heroin), and controlled for use by authorized bodies…

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