Have you heard? Social media is ruining our lives! Or maybe it’s making them better? Could there be, perchance, some mystical middle ground?While that debate rages on, here is a score in the social-media-may-be-harmful category. Using sites, such as Facebook and Myspace, makes teens more likely to drink, use illegal drugs and buy tobacco, according to a study from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/social-media-makes-kids-more-likely-to-drink-do-drugs-study-says/2011/08/24/gIQAbzFZbJ_blog.html