Teen Drug Abuse
Teen Drug Abuse
Since the mid 19th century, drugs always have been part of human life. Drugs today affect most of the teenagers in our society. There are many reasons why teenagers justify their use of recreational drugs. Many believe that taking drugs can relieve them of boredom and also they believe it can help them cope with stress and make them feel happy. In my opinion everyone should stay far away from drugs, because drugs can have a very negative effect on their physical and also their mental health. If the teenagers take drugs it will definitely have a big effect on their physical life. Taking any kind of drugs can decrease a teenager's ability to pay attention and their speech. Each type of drug can affect the body in a different way. (C. Shell and Edward) mention that drugs can affect the body by changing the eye color to reddened whites, making you feel sleepy and also causing excessive hunger, lack of motivation, confusion and aggressiveness,(p4). “Young people today are exposed earlier than ever to drugs. Based on a survey by the Centers for Disease Control in 2007, 45% of high school students nationwide drank alcohol and 19.7% smoked pot during a one-month period. “(Quoted in Our Drug Culture par.6) In my opinion it is much better for teenagers to cope with stress if they exercise daily and eat healthy foods. Unfortunately teenagers like to take risks and experiment during their teenage years. Because of that, they may become addicted to alcohol or drugs. This will affect their mental health in general.
Scientist have proven that when a person is addicted to drugs or alcohol, their ability to think rational is reduced and so this will cause them to fail everything in their life. They will have a difficult time processing information, expressing their thoughts and understanding others. It is also fact that teenagers on drugs suffer great memory loss. There is nothing worse than damaging your
Since the mid 19th century, drugs always have been part of human life. Drugs today affect most of the teenagers in our society. There are many reasons why teenagers justify their use of recreational drugs. Many believe that taking drugs can relieve them of boredom and also they believe it can help them cope with stress and make them feel happy. In my opinion everyone should stay far away from drugs, because drugs can have a very negative effect on their physical and also their mental health. If the teenagers take drugs it will definitely have a big effect on their physical life. Taking any kind of drugs can decrease a teenager's ability to pay attention and their speech. Each type of drug can affect the body in a different way. (C. Shell and Edward) mention that drugs can affect the body by changing the eye color to reddened whites, making you feel sleepy and also causing excessive hunger, lack of motivation, confusion and aggressiveness,(p4). “Young people today are exposed earlier than ever to drugs. Based on a survey by the Centers for Disease Control in 2007, 45% of high school students nationwide drank alcohol and 19.7% smoked pot during a one-month period. “(Quoted in Our Drug Culture par.6) In my opinion it is much better for teenagers to cope with stress if they exercise daily and eat healthy foods. Unfortunately teenagers like to take risks and experiment during their teenage years. Because of that, they may become addicted to alcohol or drugs. This will affect their mental health in general.
Scientist have proven that when a person is addicted to drugs or alcohol, their ability to think rational is reduced and so this will cause them to fail everything in their life. They will have a difficult time processing information, expressing their thoughts and understanding others. It is also fact that teenagers on drugs suffer great memory loss. There is nothing worse than damaging your
Cited: C.Shell, William and Dryden-Edwards, Roxanne “What are the symptoms and warning signs of drug abuse?” Medicine Net.com, Web. 23 Mar 14. Hume, Jessica, Parliamentary Bureau “MP urge Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to seek help”. Toronto Sun. 05 Nov 2013. Web. 23 Mar 14. Our Drug Culture “The truth about drugs” foundation for a drug-free world.org, Web. 23 Mar 14. .