Intelligent Analysis Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Juvenile Drug Use and Proliferation

ABSTRACT

This paper examines the state of drug use and sales during a lockdown caused by a pandemic COVID-19. The focus group is juveniles in the United States, as there has been a sharp change in drug mortality for this group in the United States during quarantine. The change in the death rate from drugs among minors has been identified. The impact of drug prohibition and legalization in the US economy on the level of drug use has been studied. Data on drug use and distribution by juveniles were analyzed using descriptive statistics, data visualization, smoothing (Kendall, Pollard, median, exponential), data correlation, and cluster analysis. The results show that for minors aged 12-16, quarantine conditions have benefited by reducing the trend of drug use, not only after quarantine but also in later life, and confirm the hypothesis of a positive effect of lockdown on drug use reduction among minors in the United States. Recommendations are proposed to increase the attention of the state and its implementation of additional control measures, including conducting political and educational measures among adolescents to prevent drug use and reduce the popularity of drug use for each succeeding generation. It will positively benefit young people as drug prevention, and it will help reduce drug mortality in the United States. © 2022 Copyright for this paper by its authors.