The social dynamics of school, puberty, life at home, and many other factors affect the psyche of teens during this time in their life both positively and negatively. Some of these transitions cause emotional instability in the lives of adolescents, spiraling some into depression. When dealing with major depression, antidepressants are often used to help the adolescent cope by creating a feeling of balance. There is debate on adolescents using antidepressants. Stephen Barlas reports in Psychiatric Times that antidepressants are found to cause “possible suicidal ideation and suicide attempts as side effects” (2006).
They may even end up in jail. But why do young people start taking drugs in the first place? What are the causes of drug use among young people? In today’s society, the common problem among teenagers is the use of drugs. Teenage years is probably one of the most challenging periods of life.
There are many cases of drugs abuse happened recently in our environment either it is exposed or unexposed one. Teenagers, is one of them who have done it. Just like Laurie Wilmot, LCSW, a therapist at a therapeutic wilderness programme for troubled teens, who has worked with adolescents with drug or alcohol problems for years, explained that there are some reasons why teenagers use drugs. First, they use drug to get some sort of pay-off, whether getting high helps them fit in. Second, by using drugs, they can be more confident to approach the opposite sex and the last one is that by using drugs teenagers can escape their problems as it helps them to solve problems.
Keywords: Adolescence –Substance abuse-Family-Peers-School. Drugs, is any chemical substance or natural origin that changes in the way humans perceive their environment. They are divided into broad categories, depending on their action in the Central Nervous System: The sedatives, stimulants and hallucinogens. Many drugs, however, are used occasionally for therapeutic purposes. We will be concerned with what nowadays is often abused.
Side effects to being an alcoholic included violence, which Ed knew way to well. According to MayoClinic.com, over 20% of injuries come from abuse. Abuse to the head can have effects later on in the person’s life such as lack of judgement, reasoning, problem solving, and memory loss. Ed’s father was abusive due to his drinking and caused Gein to make certain decisions and actions later on in his life because of the effects the abuse had on
My questions are can one social issue directly correlate to another? Does the issue of alcoholism lead to issues within families, education and one’s overall well being? How can treatment for alcohol addiction go beyond the normal physical rehabilitation? Drug abuse can be defined in a sociological context as the use of unacceptable drugs and or the excessive or inappropriate use of acceptable drugs in ways that can lead to physical, psychological or social harm. The term drug has a very broad definition but for the purpose of understanding the social problems drugs evoke it will be referred to as any substance that can affect a person physically, or psychologically, has the potential to be misused and can be harmful to the user or society.
Addiction Addiction is a persisitent, compulsive dependence on a behavior or substance, including mood-altering behaviors or activities, despite ongoing negative consequences. Two Types of addictions: Substance addictions (alcoholism, drug abuse, and smoking) Process addictions (gambling, spending, shopping, eating, and sexual activity) There is a growing recognotion that many addicts, such as polydrug abusers, are addicted to more than one substance or process. Addictive behaviors initially provide a sense of pleasure or stability that is beyond the addict's power to achieve in other ways. Eventually, the addicted person needs to do the behavior in order to feel normal. 23% of college students meet the medical criteria for substance
The essay will discuss how children brought up in addicted households are affected and the effects on their adult lives. It also touches on how they handle their own families when they grow into adulthood. Although addiction can present itself in many different ways such as gambling, food or sexual, for the purpose of this essay the author will describe how a family is affected by substance abuse. Main Body Families that are affected by addiction can often be tense, painful and frightening experience for young children. The family can be put under a lot of stress and people’s emotions get minimized as the pain of what they live in is denied.
Drug Use Did you know that on average males between the age of 12 and 19 are most likely to become addicted to drugs? For the most part drug users come from a background where one or even both parents are users. The statistics of drug use and addiction are sad, but just ever growing. This is a topic that will continue to be a growing problem. We need to remember though, we can do something about it, and we can help prevent it.
That just leads people to want to take the drugs again. A repetition of a drug can lead to addiction, and addiction can ruin ones life completely. Aside from addiction, drugs are against the law. If someone is caught with a drug, depending on the case, they could be tried and convicted for a felony. That’s a lot of jail time.