Nigerian universities‚ the activities of drug addicts are known to have been source of threat to lives and property. (Aluede 2000). The impact of substance abuse among Nigerian youths has been a hallmark of a morally bankrupt‚ decadent and wasted generation and loss of our societal values and ideals. The situation now appears to be such that no one can claim ignorance of what is happening. We cannot sit on the fence and criminally pretend on the menace of drug abuse among our young people. Little wonder
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Adolescent Drug Abuse I.) Introduction: "Crack‚ booze‚ pot‚ crystal- from the inner city to the suburbs to small towns‚ the world of the adolescent is permeated by drugs. When ’a little harmless experimentation ’ becomes addiction‚ parents‚ teachers‚ and clinicians are often at a loss. For this age group (roughly ages 13 to 23)‚ traditional substance abuse programs simply are not enough" (Nowinski‚ inside cover). Today ’s society provides many challenges for adolescents that our
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Youth Drug Abuse Profile Drug addiction is a complex but treatable disease. It is characterized by compulsive drug craving‚ seeking‚ and use that persist even in the face of severe adverse consequences. For many people‚ drug abuse becomes chronic‚ with relapses possible even after long periods of abstinence. In fact‚ relapse to drug abuse occurs at rates similar to those for other well-characterized‚ chronic medical illnesses such as diabetes‚ hypertension‚ and asthma. As a chronic‚ recurring
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Article Drug Abuse: The excessive and unregulated use of drugs which is popularly called drug abuse or drug addiction has emerged as a major social problem recently and has crossed the border of caste‚ class‚ creed‚ sex and nation. Drug Abuse is one of the banes of modern society. It has hit all regions and all sections of our society. It is found in rural and urban areas‚ among poor and the rich‚ among the men and women. But it is most overwhelmingly practiced by young boys and girls in hostels
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and the misuse of prescription drugs: evidence-based recommendations to curb a growing societal problem This article looks at the growing problem of misuse of prescription drug abuse among teens in the United States. This trend is studied and analyzed to see what are the most effective ways at preventing this problem. Prescription drug abuse has been on a frighteningly dramatic incline since the early 2000’s and is growing every year. The drugs most frequently abuse include pain relievers‚ sedatives
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of drugs and alcohol. But before trying to understand why is drug abuse such an appealing source among the youth‚ it is important to know what is substance abuse itself. “Substance Abuse” ‚ also commonly known as “Drug Abuse”‚ is a patterned use of a substance such as -drugs‚ in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods neither approved nor supervised by medical professionals. It refers to the harmful use of psychoactive substances including alcohol and illicit drugs. People
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Keisha Ellis Drug Abuse & Drug Addiction SOC 203 Social Problems Instructor Ely May 11‚ 2015 Numerous individuals do not comprehend why individuals get to be dependent on drugs or how drugs can change the mind to cultivate enthusiastic drug abuse. They erroneously view drug misuse and dependence as entirely a social issue and may describe the individuals who take drugs as ethically powerless (Alving‚ Matyas‚ Torres‚ Jalah‚ & Beck‚ 2014). One extremely regular belief is that drugs abusers
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Drug Abuse in Malaysia Drugs is a type of substance which can be medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ or used to improve performance and can also have other effects when taken by any individual or also animal. Drugs are viewed differently from every culture. Some views it as a healing ingredient while some might take it as normal food intake. Drugs molecules are complex and it mainly consist of hydrogen and carbon atoms‚ oxygen atoms‚ nitrogen atoms‚ Recreational drugs generally is that an individual can
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prescription Drugs are medications that are prescribed to patients by a doctor to help in many ways‚ such as relieve pain‚ treat symptoms of a disease‚ or to help fight an infection. They are very safe when used properly and under supervision of a physician‚ yet if used without approval of a doctor they can be very harmful and in some cases could lead to death. During your adolescence years‚ teens have curiosity which builds up and leads them to experimentation. They pop a pill‚ get high and then
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This paper is about the neurological problems that could arise following the use of recreational drugs and substances from a neurological perceptive. In this paper I cover general categories of recreational drugs verses specific drug by drug classifications. I present this information with minimal consideration of the added complications of the interactions between recreational drugs‚ alcohol‚ pharmacological products‚ and predisposing or current mental and physical health. Keep in mind that I am
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