Drug Abuse And Kids

Drug Abuse And Kids

Throughout the world, there has been the abuse of drug and substance. Among these individuals, a large portion is that of teenagers. Kids have various reasons that lead to their abuse of substances. Despite the varying reasons that contribute to the initial abuse of drugs among kids, most of them suffer this decision (Hyde 50). Countries having tough regulations experience few numbers of drug abusers compared to countries that do not have strict rules. It is, however, critical to note that all countries worldwide struggle with the abuse of drugs among teenagers (Fleckenstein 41). Some of the reasons include accessibility to drugs and the trill that such drugs have. Kids will consume them as a way of experimenting on the drugs oblivious of the effects that such drugs will have on them. Studies indicate that there are various effects associated with the abuse of drugs. Some of the effects involve the health of individuals and the living standards of these teenagers.

There are various reasons that teenagers abuse drugs. One of them is the attractiveness of the drugs. The society portrays individuals that smoke and drink as sophisticated and attractive. In accordance, kids will want to emulate their habits to increase their acceptability in the society. In addition, drugs induce a pleasurable feeling that makes it irresistible to kids. This has the meaning that once they try the first time the pleasure that they acquire from the usage. Despite the fact that the feeling does not last for long, the initial pleasurable feeling is enough to make them addicted to drugs. On the other hand, they advertise the drug in their peer group advocating for youths to join them and experience the pleasure. Another cause of drug abuse is the availability of drugs. Kids can easily access drugs in many communities. There are various ways that they can access drugs. The most effective ways of reducing accessibility are tough legislation, but this does not eliminate access.

Peer pressure is the other fact that contributes to the abuse of drugs by children in their adolescent. The need to have acceptability among the peers, in most cases, plays a critical role in making children take up abusing drugs. Curiosity is the other contributor. Kids live in environments that expose them to drugs of various categories. Kids experience an urge to experiment and understand the fuss surrounding such drugs. It is while they are trying the experiment that they end up using drugs and becoming addicts. It is, however, important, to indicate that the sampling depends on the individual and strong willed teenagers might have the ability to turn down the urgency brought by curiosity. Responses both emotionally and physically also determine the ability of a kid to deal with curiosity.

While, in the teenage years, youths will have an urge to experience the thrill. There are various ways that children can access thrilling activities such as skydiving and movies. Unfortunately, drugs also have high levels of thrill, but will have alteration of chemical configuration to have the desired effect. Normal life and activities cannot duplicate the trill that drugs produce, and they are more attractive than normal activities (Hyde 21). Rebellion from parents is another factor that contributes to the abuse of drugs by kids. The attitude of drug abuse by parents of such kids determines whether they will abuse such drugs. Children whose parents warn about the dangers and evils of abusing drugs will abuse them in order to rebel against their parents.

Escaping reality attracts children towards drugs. Many teenagers all over the world live in painful situations. Such situations emanate from poverty, discrimination, or tough lives. In accordance, they have an urge to escape from the reality from a moment. Drugs provide the needed feeling of escape from reality (Mass 43). Access to these drugs becomes critical to such kids so that they can provide the needed escape from reality and ease the pain for a moment (Monti 87). The conviction that addiction cannot happen to an individual also leads to abuse of drugs. Many kids will spectators as their friends become addict, but they believe that they cannot be victims. This means that they will slowly end up becoming addicts without realizing the effects that drugs have on their health. Weighing consequences and making decisions that are of the best interest to the individual will assist them to avoid being victims of drug abuse.

The usage of drugs among individuals has long-term effects and to kids these effects will damage their lives. They will struggle with addiction longer than their counterparts of senior age. Emotional problems are one of the effects of drug abuse. Emotionally, kids will suffer from depressions, schizophrenia, and suicidal thoughts. Marijuana abuse, for example, increases anxiety, and depression among teenage users (Monti 60). Behavioral change among the users of drugs also depicts the effects that drug abuse has on them. Research indicates that teenagers that abuse drugs have a higher likelihood of engaging in delinquent behaviors. Such behaviors include fighting and using abusive languages. In addition, studies indicate that the younger an individual begins to abuse drugs, the higher the risk that they will depend on drugs later on at an advanced level of their lives.

Teens abusing drugs have the risk of engaging in dangerous sexual behaviors than their counterparts that do not abuse drugs (Castillo 90). This increases their risk of such teenagers in contracting sexually transmitted diseases. Kids that abuse drugs experience learning problems because of long-term and short-term memories loss that such children expose themselves to through the abuse of drugs. Brain damage results to mental disorders among individuals that abuse drugs. The abuse of these substances by the teenagers means that they will suffer from memory problems such as amnesia. This has the meaning that they will have problems learning. In accordance, their future will be grim because of lack of necessary education (Monti 71). In accordance, drug and substance abuse among kids will destroy the future of such teenagers.

According to studies, there are various reasons that cause abuse of drugs among the youths. They range from the rebellion to their parents to the curiosity that such children have concerned the drugs. In addition, peer pressure and increasing acceptability among their peers is another cause of drug abuse. Teenagers suffer the effects of the abuse of drugs. Among the effects of drug abuse, are behavioral and emotional changes. Such effects affect the future of such teenagers by derailing their ability to access education. In addition, they increase their risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases through risky sexual behaviors. In accordance, abuses of drug and substance among the youths have various implications of their lives.

Work Cited

Fleckenstein, Annette. Drugs and Society. London: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2011.

Monti, Peter. Adolescents, Substance Abuse, Alcohol: Reaching Teens through Brief Interventions. New York: Guliford, 2012.

Mass, Wendy. Teen drug Abuse. California: Lucent Books, 2000.

Hyde, Margaret. Drugs 101: An overview for Teens. Washington: Twenty-First century Books, 2003.

Castillo, Kassandra. The Causes that Lead Teenagers to drug and Alcohol Abuse. New York; GRIN, 2009.