Drug Use and Abuse by Teens

Drug addiction is becoming a big problem for young people. Nine out of ten adults said teachers should inform students about drug abuse. "Today, many people in the United States are not even aware that they are taking medication alcohol is medicine, it is the most popular medicine in the US September 13, 2000, I am I encountered a car accident in my house, slid across the road and reached the next lawn.

Today, youth drug abuse is a very common problem. The high proportion of young people is to use drugs and try drugs: from tobacco and alcohol to cocaine and ecstasy. The use of drugs during puberty is not uncommon; teenagers are curious and tried many new things, but others raise the experiment to a new level. Unfortunately, teenagers often do not see the relationship between today's actions and the results it brings; they feel unable to destroy and tend to get immunity from the bad experience experienced by others there is. There are many reasons why teenagers use medicine. Curiosity, concerning yourself, reducing stress, growing up and adapting. It is difficult to know which teenagers experiment or stop without obvious problems or occasionally continue to use medicine. Others will cause dependence, looking to more dangerous medicines that may cause serious harm to themselves, or may harm others. (1)

Misuse of drugs regardless of age may have serious health effects, but young people who are abusing drugs are particularly vulnerable. Young people who abuse drugs are more likely to suffer from poisoning in later years, there are permanent and irreversible brain injuries. Other common adverse effects of juvenile drug abuse include the following. * Emotional problem. Drug abuse can cause or hide emotional problems such as anxiety, depression, mood swings, suicidal ideation, and schizophrenia. In fact, 34.6% of young people with severe depression report drug use. Unfortunately, drug use also increases the seriousness of these emotional problems. For example, a young man who uses marijuana in one week increases the risk of depression and anxiety.

Substance abuse, also known as substance abuse or chemical abuse, is a disease characterized by a destructive pattern using substances to cause serious problems. The young man is increasingly engaged in the abuse of prescription medicine. It has caused a major problem, that is, the use of substances, whether in social or work or school performance, may affect patients. If the drug suddenly ceases, drug users suffer from painful convulsions that can not be controlled, seizures, vomiting, depression and a variety of other diseases. Depend on medicine, change my life, continue, develop, or overcome their sole power to do whatever you say