TEEN ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE JENNIFER PIPPIN UNIT 9 PROJECT CM 107 PROFESSOR WRIGHT I. INTRODUCTION: A. What Is Teen Substance Abuse? B. Why Do Teens Abuse Drugs and Alcohol? C. What Problems Can Teen Substance Abuse Cause? D. What Are the Signs? II. PREVENTING TEEN SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A. How Can It Be Prevented? B. Is Treatment Needed? C. Why Are There So Many Different Treatment Programs? III. DEALING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A. How Can Parents
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"This is your brain on drugs". The message was powerful while at the same time informative. Smoking not only affects a person physically‚ but mentally as well. However‚ most people do not know the severe mental damage smoking inflicts since the focus is primarily on the physical effects. Drug abuse is becoming a growing problem among teenagers. According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse’s 1999 survey of 2‚000 teens‚ about 14 million teens ages 12 to 17‚ 60% are at
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teenagers drug abuse is not something that has sprung up in recent times. It has been one of the unsolved issues since many decades now. And with modernization‚ the problem seems as if it is never going to leave. There could be a myriad of causes of this problem‚ and there are also several types of complications associated with it. As you read further‚ you would realize the potency of the causes of drug abuse among teenagers. Causes of Drug Abuse Among Teenagers Prescription Drug Abuse Among Teenagers
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Teen Drug Abuse Teens are being affected by drugs every day. Teens see drugs no matter where they go. They see them in movies‚ ads on t.v. and on billboards‚ and on video games so there surrounded by them. 35.1% of 12th graders have admitted to smoking marijuana this past year. Seniors in highschool are smoking marijuana more than smoking a cigarette. It’s not only affecting seniors‚ kids in middle school are also using. Thats people my age using drugs. Marijuana isn’t the only drug that kids are
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Drug abuse is a serious problem which has affected many individuals in American society for decades. When we take a look into American history‚ it is apparent the magnificent availabilities of science and technology available today have not always been around. With the lack of scientific knowledge and the once non-existence of drug abuse‚ it is fair to say our discoveries of drugs were once ingested in some form out of pure curiosity of the human mind. (Levinthal‚ C. F. 2010) Current and Past
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INTRODUCTION Drug abuse is becoming a main problem in many countries. Billions of money is spent in preventing drug use‚ fighting drug-related crime and treating addicts. Drug abuse causes many problems for both communities and countries. The medical and psychological are one of the very obvious effect .The person who involves in drug abuse cannot function as normal members of society. They always neglect or abuse their families‚ and eventually require expensive treatment. As one of the G10 country
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The illegal or harmful use of drugs is a major threat to the world and to future generations. Drugs are substances that are becoming more common in our communities as each day goes by. The demand for drugs is also increasing daily. People need to act and play a part in the combating of drugs starting in their own homes. Every individual needs to be aware of the consequences of drug abuse and to help spread the word starting at young ages. All parts of local and world communities need to unite the
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Drug abuse among adolescent in educational institution Dr.Meenakshi Tripathi Lecturer cum Incharge Deptt. Of Home Science Bareilly College ‚ Bareilly ( U.P.) Adolescent drug use is a reality in most schools. Sadly‚ as it is‚ this kind if social evil has driven more and more youngsters to nowhere but cruelty and crime. It is very important to point out the causes that lead to this problem; some of them can be low esteem‚ lacks of parental attention and influence of bad friends. To begin
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1301/ 10:50 04/24/2014 Drug Abuse Drug abuse shades problems on millions of American families in the United States‚ commonly attracting teenagers to get involved. Seventy eight percent of all drug users start as teenagers‚ which often don’t see the link between their actions today and the consequences tomorrow. Some of the most regularly used illegal drugs in the United States are Amphetamine‚ Cocaine‚ LSD‚ Heroin‚ and Marijuana. Drug abuse doesn’t only include illegal drugs‚ many prescriptions and
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The use of and abuse of illegal and prescription drugs are a health‚ social‚ and law enforcement problem that is affecting Americans across the country. Drug abuse is destroying the lives of many teens and adults and is also destroying families in the United States. The use of drugs is a major problem in the United States among all Americans‚ but drug addiction is the main cause for America ’s troubled teens today. Exactly what is a drug? A drug is any chemical that produces a therapeutic or non-therapeutic
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