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Causes Of Drug Abuse Among

Teenagers

By : Carthy Tang

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Introduction

a substance used alone or as an ingredient inmedicine.

Drug abuse means the illegal use of drugs.

Marijuana, cocaine and nicotine are theexamples of drugs.

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Marijuana

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Cocaine

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Nicotine

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brings negative effects to us either in physicalor mental if we use it for a long period of time.

many factors that contribute towards drugabuse.

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Body - Causes 1. poor parental supervision- Lack of parental control can have significant

effect on children.

- both parents having to go to work and havingto work long hours and hard to find the

appropriate time to talk to their children.

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Children and teenagers who are left alone for

long periods of time or who are allowed to goout as they please will have moreopportunities towards exposure of drugs.

The less supervision a teen has, the moreopportunity for him to be exposed to drugs

simply due to boredom or needs for finding aconnection with peers.

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let their kids do whatever they please, thenyou may be providing your children with a fineopportunity to get exposed to drugs.

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2. lack of communication

- parents do not care and spend much timewith their children.

- do not show their care to them .

- lack of family support, love, care and concernfrom family .

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They do not build relationships with the teen.

Small talk isn't really small; it can sustain

critical connections with a teenager.

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3. Availability

- Can be everywhere

- drugs in the home make the option for teenexperimentation easy and accessible.

- When a parent uses substances, it sets aprecedent for the teen to follow, especially if there is a lack of parental guidance andsupervision.

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Teens also can access drugs through retailerswho selling tobacco and alcohol.

street drug dealers are targeting teen buyers

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do not bring benefits to us but endanger our

lives.

avoid themselves from taking drugs.

should think twice before they do something.

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Lawrence Robinson, Melinda Smith, M.A. (2012 ).Warning signs that a friend or family member isabusing drugs , from http://www.drug-addiction-support.org/drug-addiction-symptoms.html .

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