Stopping Teenage Drug Abuse

Stopping Teenage Drug Abuse

Thesis Statement

“Family plays a significant role in prevention of drug abuse in Teenagers”

Introduction

Engaging in alcohol use is more common among young adults than illicit drugs or cigarettes: 74% of females and 71% of males have had at least one drink by the time they graduate from high school, and approximately 40% of youths had a drink within one month of the YRBSS survey was administered. In 2007, the U.S. Surgeon General warned that over three million teenagers are alcoholics. In addition to increasing depression, anxiety, and risk of cirrhosis of the liver, alcohol is strongly associated with risky sexual practices and the accidental death of teenagers (Hornik, et al., 2008).

Although cigarette smoking among middle and high school students is currently at the lowest level in recent history, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) estimates that approximately 20% of students still smoke regularly. Cigarette smoking can lead to negative health outcomes, including lung disease and cancer, heart disease, stroke, and nicotine addiction. Teenage cigarette smokers are likely involved in other high-risk behaviors, and some researchers argue that an early introduction to smoking leads to the increased likelihood of other illicit drug use (Hornik, et al., 2008).

We should remember that physical changes in adolescence impinge on the way of seeing each other for teenagers. It is hard to find them in the process of transition, when they are looking for their own identity. Observation of changes in your body for most of them is associated with a sense of embarrassment, surprise and even fear. Indicates the body is an invasion of adulthood when their mentality is fraught with many problems and stress-related, among others: the appearance, your sexuality fit into the environment, building relationships with new people. Friendships and connections established during this period lasting imprint in the memory and influence on the formation of self-image and subsequent contacts. Position teenager is unstable: although no longer a child but not yet fully adapted to perform social roles. Teen knows that adulthood is associated with decision-making, but you have to remind him of directing the common sense and taking responsibility for the choices we make.

Although the teens' behavior vary, generally characterized by rebellion against order, social norms, moral, religious, anti-contractual rules and traditions. It is a moment of aspiration adulthood, while the state transition to rational thinking, childhood rejection phase diagrams for the new values. Therefore, the next teenager often demanding attitude: it requires, demands, criticizes, and has its own needs, vision, life and goals to achieve. It is worthwhile at this point to remind the State own "difficult adolescence." What questions have intrigued when a young man? What he thought about his parents, school, and friends? Who impressed him? In answering this question let's look at their own children. Maybe they are struggling right now to answer the fundamental questions? Do you know what they actually are, what worries what has? Who make contact? Though teens are often cumbersome in dealing remember that, in fact, respect ...