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- $Title{The Link Between Heavy Metal Music and Teenage Drug Abuse}
- $Subject{heavy metal rock music drug abuse Community social Teenage kids rock
- groups teenagers chemical dependency teenager kid teen teens behavior
- behaviors lifestyle lifestyles drugs}
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- The Link Between Heavy Metal Music and Teenage Drug Abuse
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- QUESTION: Have there been any definite studies linking heavy metal rock and
- teenage drug abuse?
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- ANSWER: To answer your question about the music kids listen to and drug
- abuse, yes, there does seem to be a definite correlation, a correlation that
- deserves a more public airing. Certainly, the answer is not to run the heavy
- metal rock groups out of town. No one is advocating censorship. But any one
- concerned with the physical or emotional health of teenagers should be aware
- of the environmental health hazard posed by heavy metal rock--a music which
- advocates a lack of limits, violence, and a world ruled by hate, the ultimate
- bad that teenagers are always flaunting.
- A study conducted at Charter Lakeside Hospital in Memphis, TN, showed
- that teenage patients admitted primarily for chemical dependency declared
- heavy metal music their favorite in the popular music field. With this direct
- correlation in mind, those of us concerned with kids--parents, teachers,
- physicians, clergy--should address our concerns to the music world, from the
- rock stars themselves to the music companies. Bringing up the question of
- consignable behavior with such studies at our fingertips is not censorship but
- awareness of a definite health hazard.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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