ve consequences. According to Dickinson and Crowe (1-55), the consequences of drug abuse among juveniles are serious causing suffering not only to the youth but to their families and even their communities. Some of these consequences are said to include:
1. School difficulties including school failure, high rates of school absenteeism, low levels of commitment to education, and cognitive and behavior problems in school.
2. Health-related consequences including accidental injuries, disabilities and diseases as well as death through suicide, and even homicide.
3. An increased danger of contracting HIV or STDs because the abuse of drugs is often accompanied by increased risk behavior in sexual relationships.
5. Alienation and stigmatization by peers.
6. Increased incidence of depression, developmental lag, apathy, withdrawal and other psychosocial disorders.
7. Disruption of familial relationships.
8. Economic losses associated with dealing with the problem, losses by both the youth's family and society.
Dickinson and Crowe (1-55) also point out that while many youth use and abuse drugs, not all of these young people are juvenile delinquents. However, they do note that substance abuse and delinquency appear to be inextricably linked. Moreover, because of this, one of the most prevalent consequences for delinquents who abuse substances is arrest following by adjudication and intervention by the juvenile justice system. More so than other young substance abusers, juvenile delinquents who use drugs also tend to be far more likely to commit violent crimes and to engage in drug trafficking, and prostitut
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