Why do adolescents take drugs?

Worthy: Many teenagers are using drugs because "others are doing it" drugs - or they think others are doing - they can not be accepted in social circles, including drug users I am worried about that

Feeling good: An abused drug interacts with neurochemistry in the brain to create a sense of joy. The strength of this excitement depends on the kind of medicine and how to use it.

Feel better: teens suffer from depression, social anxiety, stress related diseases and body aches. The use of medicine may be to alleviate these painful feelings. Stress plays an important role especially in the onset and continued use of drugs, and in the recovery (recurrence) of drug use from people recovering from intoxication.

To do better activities: We are a very competitive society where pressure on sports and scholars can grow very large. Some teenagers may rely on certain drugs such as illegal or prescription drugs. We believe that these substances improve or improve performance.

Experiment: Teenagers are often motivated to look for new experiences, especially those who think they are thrilling or bold

Adolescence / adolescence: Non medical use of prescription drugs for young people is increasing steadily, especially in prescription analgesics, anxiolytics, stimulants and steroids. As more prescriptions are written, these medicines become more widely available (including parent prescriptions), and abusers may mistakenly think of these medicines. Combination with alcohol markedly increases the risk of accidental overdose

Among adolescents, analgesics are the most commonly abused prescription drugs. In the average of 2006, 2,517 young people were the first non-medical analgesics 1. Extensive use of these medicines has helped this problem. According to analysis of recent DEA (Data Enforcement Administration) data, in 1996 Americans bought more than 200,000 pounds of codeine, hydrocodone, meperidine, morphine and oxycodone. Between 1997 and 2007, the number of five major analgesics sold in the US increased by 90%. Sales of oxycodone alone increased nearly 600% between 1997 and 2005 9, 10 (see Table 19-11).

Along with the economic development, the situation of drug abuse of young people has not improved. According to the World Drug Report 2010 (United Nations Drug Offender, 2010), although drug use in developed countries is stable, there are signs that drug use is increasing in developing countries, abuse of amphetamine stimulants Has been increasing, prescription drugs are being used all over the world. From 2004 to 2009, the number of drug users under the age of 21 has increased by more than 50% in Hong Kong (Zhu, 2010). What are the risk factors for substance abuse in adolescence? Psychosocial factors, low self-esteem, depression and suicide, familial factors (low familial, domestic drug abuse problems, parent smoking), companion factors (peer approval and peer use recognition) and bias factors (Correct) Four general risk factors deviation and disposition of misconduct) (Vega & Gil, 1998)