Alarmingly high substance abuse rates found among street children in low-income countries

Millions of children worldwide live on the streets. A review and analysis of 50 studies on substance abuse by street children in 22 resource-constrained countries has found lifetime substance use to be both common and high, posing serious threats to their health as well as for their chances for reintegration into society.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/iu-…