Psychological and Physical Aspects of Drug Abuse in Adolescent Communit

Unfortunately the ab utilize of immoral drugs is not preposterous in todays adolescent communities. Many teenagers today aim illicit drugs as a way to deal with everyday pressures such as school, after school jobs, sports activities, domestic violence and peer pressure. Adolescence has been form to be a period of weakening bonds with p bents and strengthening bonds with peers (Flay, 1994). Numerous states consider experienced an increase in drug related deaths (http//www.usdoj.gov/dea/stats). More than 1 in 10 of todays youth aged 12-17 were real users of drugs in 1999 (www.usdoj.gov/dea/stats). The number of unsalted adults aged 18 to 25 utilize illicit drugs in 1999 was at a high of 17.1 percent (www.usdoj.gov/dea/stats). In this paper I willing describe some of the most general drugs in todays adolescent communities and why the use of illegal drugs is most common between the ages of 12 through with(predicate) 25. I will also describe what the tell-tale signs are in a person with a drug problem and how you can help. Among high school and college students, the drug cannabis is most frequently utilize in America today. hemp is a tobacco-like substance that varies in its potency, depending on the source and selection of plant materials used (http//www.well.com). Marijuana is usually smoked in the form of loosely roll cigarettes called joints, hollowed out commercial cigars called blunts and in water pipes called bongs. Street names for Marijuana include pot, grass, cannabis, weed, Mary Jane, Acapulco Gold, dope, and reefer. When Marijuana is smoked, THC goes quickly into the blood through the lungs. It then goes to the brain and this is when the high is felt. This can happen within a few minutes and can last up to five hours. Ther... ...ids and young adults continue to ignore the dangers that drug abuse may cause. dose use and its prevention are dependent on the understanding distinctions with in individually of the following groups - t heir norms, message styles, and language (Miller/Alberts/Hecht/Trost/Krizek, 2000, page 107). If you think that someone you go to bed is addicted to drugs please do not ignore it. There are many websites, counseling centers, and drug rehabilitation programs that can help. We should not continue to ignore the problem, instead we should try to find a solution.BibliographyREFERENCES1.) Miller/Alberts/Hecht/Trost/Krizek (2000). insipid Relationships and Drug Use Mahwah, NJ LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES, PUBLISHERS. 2.) Sora, J. (1997) Substance Abuse. The H.W. Wilson Company New York 3.) Torr, J. (1999) Drug Abuse Opposing Viewpoints. Greenhaven Press,.Inc .