Prevalence and Interventions in Juvenile Substance Abuse
Prevalence and Interventions in Juvenile Substance Abuse
Prevalence and Interventions in Juvenile Substance Abuse Why is substance abuse on the rise? According to Markowitz, Francis, and Gonzales-Nolas, “Substance abuse is a common and serious problem in the United States.” Substance abuse is a serious problem in society today. There are many factors on why Juveniles carry out this act. Before committing these juvenile acts, these children grow up in a home that is not suitable for young children. Their environment and living conditions make it hard for them to stay out of criminal activities. Most juveniles go through a traumatic experience in their childhood years. Juveniles abusing substance is a rising concern in the world today. Being aware and using intervention measures could decrease substance abuse. Most juveniles come from low income homes in low income neighborhoods. Does living conditions affect and lead the child to juvenile acts? According to Demuth and Brown, “Children from broken homes are more delinquent than those from intact families.” Imagine a child barely having anything to eat each day, and not having a father or a mother to take care of them throughout the day. With no supervision, and brains not fully developed, they will perform their own actions without parental guidance. According to Voisin, Neilands, Salazar, Crosby, and DiClemente, “Youths who are exposed to high rates of violence within their communities are at greater risk of engaging in illicit drug use.” Being in an area where all that matters is “street cred” these delinquents join gangs and commit illegal acts. Being in a gang usually leads to substance abuse which also leads to addiction. Most of the time juveniles grow up with no father. Having no father or father figure in the household, it can be devastating to the whole family. With only having the mother support the family, she has to have a fulltime job. With this full time job, the mother
Prevalence and Interventions in Juvenile Substance Abuse Why is substance abuse on the rise? According to Markowitz, Francis, and Gonzales-Nolas, “Substance abuse is a common and serious problem in the United States.” Substance abuse is a serious problem in society today. There are many factors on why Juveniles carry out this act. Before committing these juvenile acts, these children grow up in a home that is not suitable for young children. Their environment and living conditions make it hard for them to stay out of criminal activities. Most juveniles go through a traumatic experience in their childhood years. Juveniles abusing substance is a rising concern in the world today. Being aware and using intervention measures could decrease substance abuse. Most juveniles come from low income homes in low income neighborhoods. Does living conditions affect and lead the child to juvenile acts? According to Demuth and Brown, “Children from broken homes are more delinquent than those from intact families.” Imagine a child barely having anything to eat each day, and not having a father or a mother to take care of them throughout the day. With no supervision, and brains not fully developed, they will perform their own actions without parental guidance. According to Voisin, Neilands, Salazar, Crosby, and DiClemente, “Youths who are exposed to high rates of violence within their communities are at greater risk of engaging in illicit drug use.” Being in an area where all that matters is “street cred” these delinquents join gangs and commit illegal acts. Being in a gang usually leads to substance abuse which also leads to addiction. Most of the time juveniles grow up with no father. Having no father or father figure in the household, it can be devastating to the whole family. With only having the mother support the family, she has to have a fulltime job. With this full time job, the mother
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