Drug Abuse in Hk

The Causes of Drug Abuse in Hong Kong

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Table of Contents
Introduction---------------------------------------------------------------P .4
Causes of abusing substances by young people P.5-6
Causes of Abuse and Difficulties of Giving Up P.7-8
Motivations hindered behind for risking lives-P.9-10
Hong Kong Youth Caught in Wave of Ketamine Addiction P.11-12
Insights into the motivations of the drug user in Hong KongP.13-14
Conclusion----------------------------------------------------------------P.15
Works Cited---------------------------------------------------------------P.16
Appendix A-“An Examination of the Relationship between Stress and Substance Abuse in Young People in Hong Kong”
Appendix B-“ Cough Syrup Abuse among Young People in Hong Kong: Causes of Abuse and Difficulties of Giving Up”
Appendix C- Suicidal Behaviours Among Illicit Drug Users
Appendix D- “Hong Kong youth caught in wave of ketamine addiction”
Appendix E-“Psychoactive drug abuse: Insights into the motivations of the drug user in Hong Kong”
Appendix F: Checklist

Introduction
  Have you even thought of taking drugs for the following reasons: seeking pleasure, boosting confidence, using drugs as a mean for social integration, being addictive to drugs and escaping from reality? Recently, the upward trend of young drug users has been witnessed. More and more people are concerned about the misuse of drug because of its side effects. As drug abuse can be a suicidal behavior leading to the death of human and create serious addiction, it is not a matter that can be ignored or delayed. Other than seeking solutions for solving the problem of drug abuses, we are more interested in investigating the motivations hindered behind.
  For this reason, this paper will examine the causes of drug abuse in Hong Kong.

Caused for abusing substances by young people
                                         
  Alfred, Chan Wai-yip, a master student of social sciences in Hong... [continues]

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