Facebook Use and Drug Use Correlated for Teens

Education Week: Study: Teen Users of Facebook, Myspace More Likely to Drink, Use Drugs

"When someone constantly sees photos of parties, they sort of feel they're missing out," he said. "It sort of glorifies the whole thing. Especially if you haven't done it before, it could be a gateway to make them think it's all right."

"...he regularly sees Facebook posts about drinking and partying. And it's not just images, he added: Status updates that say things such as, "I can't remember what happened last night" get the message across as clearly as any photograph."