DRUG NORMALISATION

Drug Normalisation

Drug Normalisation

Introduction

In the last decade the concept of normalization has increased its contribution in the literature and use of drug among teenagers and young people have also increased. Parker (1995) first proposed the theory of Normalization, stating that the use of recreational drugs has become a feature of post-modernity for many young people.

Researchers have opened new lines of investigation, analyzing the ways in which young consumers manage the stigma associated with the consumption of illegal drugs. The type of drugs used is poly drug which is alcohol and other drugs which provide pleasure. These young people are well integrated and are also influenced by the opinions of friends who do not use substances, from family and from society more generally, he perceives consumption as a moral problem. Factors cited as evidence of normalization include the drug's prevalence, availability, and accommodating attitudes of non-using peers. Increasing cultural acceptance and support for law reform, as suggested in opinion polls and other public forums, are other indications of a normalizing process. Therefore, all issues related to drug normalisation will be discussed in detail, in the following paragraphs (Paker, et al., 2002, Pp. 941).

Background of Drug Normalisation

According to the survey it was founded that 44% people age of 14 years has been reported having used cannabis at least once in their lifetime. The consumption of the drug by the youth over two thirds of young adults aged 18 to 24 and the recent users of the drug, half of youth aged 18 19 in the past 12 months. There is a, continuing a trend observed across the 1990s, there is a growing older cohort of people, who use cannabis into their late twenties, early thirties, and, beyond. In the province of Ontario the average age of adult users, since 1977, has increased from 26 to 31 years old. Easy access is the norm for the majority of users; most say supply-related problems have diminished over time. Many users maintain access through extended friendship networks, which reduces the perception of 'criminal involvement' and the presumed effectiveness of criminal controls. The perceived availability of cannabis has increased to the point, that more than half of secondary school students report the drug is easy' or very easy' to obtain. In other countries as well, the usage of drugs is quite similar, and, a need for the Government to take action against these people in the future (goliath.ecnext.com).

Factors influencing

There are many factors, social, economical, and emotional that influence an individual's through process during adolescence, eventually leading him or her to get addicted to drug use (Shiner & Newburn, 1997, Pp. 511).

Individuals, who belong to the families, living below the poverty line, are most likely to get addicted to drug use. During the interview, it was found that Native American adolescents tend to use more drugs as compared to any other group.

According to the findings of the interview almost 3.3 percent of UK youth and ...