Abstract
In the 2007 Policy Address, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, P.R.C. expressed the Administration's concern about adolescent substance abuse and proposed to form a high-level interdepartmental task force to tackle the problem in a holistic manner. In this paper, the author presents his observations about adolescent substance abuse in Hong Kong, and outlines the risk factors and related strategies based on the ecological perspective that the Government should consider in order to tackle the problem of adolescent substance abuse in Hong Kong. Furthermore, the directions where the Government should and should not go are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2021-2030 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | TheScientificWorldJournal |
| Volume | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 19 Dec 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Chinese
- Hong Kong
- Risk factors
- Substance abuse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Environmental Science
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