Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Impact on Youngsters and Society

Running head: ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE
Alcohol and Drug Abuse
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Introduction
Alcohol is consumed by many people of New Zealand and it is considered a hazard to
health. Though society has tried to normalise the intake of alcohol it is still not considered a
regular commodity and it has added disadvantage to health. It is a concern of the state to ensure
that people take alcohol in normalised precautions. To stop the people of Newzealand from
alcohol related harms it is necessary to place regulations and policies that are strict and that can
help the youngsters from consuming alcohol in dangerous proportion. Alcohol has started to be
considered a very widely used drug in New Zealand and youngsters are consuming it in higher
quantity. If evidences and records are to be believed, it is assumed by most youngsters that it is
normal to drink and that it has no disadvantage. Alcohol Laws ground inhibitions of a person and
therefore their behaviours and their attitude start to change from the moment the start consuming
alcohol. Peer pressure place a very important role and due to the availability of alcohol many
youngsters have started to mix the drinks. Evidence shows that bad behaviour is directly linked
to alcohol and that whiskey drinking has also culminated into accidents and poor social
positioning.
Problems
The problem that needs to be solved in the current situation is putting a strict restriction
on the consumption and sale of alcohol. After the consumption is curtailed it will be more
prudent to enquire into why youngsters have started to drink more alcohol and how they perceive
the changed behaviour. The reason why young people have started to drink is because many
youngsters of the same age group have started to come together to drink occasionally. The
reasons for drinking are many, mostly to have fun and also for the point of only getting drunk.
Therefore, summarizing the key problems, it can be said that:

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1. Alcohol has an adverse impact on the behavior of youngsters and adults alike.
2. Alcohol increases risky behavior along with having a severe impact on health and
mental well being.
Discussion
Family problems as well as pressure in school and colleges have also added to the higher
intake of alcohol. School students in college students have revealed that they are suffering from
lack of confidence and to forget about the insecurities and to start relaxing more they have
started to drink (Macfarlane & Christie, 2015). All the substance abuse reports have pointed
towards a growing trend in the use of prohibited substances like drugs and alcohol. The young
age of a student shapes is future and the future of a student is the future of the country. One
student steps to take alcohol it starts to affect his health and wellbeing and it has also been
observed that students who consume alcohol steps to becoming obese and also frequently ill
(Meier et al., 2016).
Solutions
If the youngsters start to indulge in substance abuse it becomes very difficult to bring
them back to normal life and reports have shown that the students in New Zealand have started
to take substances at alarming rates. Students who drink avoid social meet and also do not attend
school thereby the great has started to drop and they have become lethargic and less ambitious.
Problems in the family and detachment from the close ones play a very important role and
students who do not get the love and support of their parents take the wrong route of taking drugs
and alcohol (Fry, Fry & Castanelli, 2015). Alcohol consumption has also increased because the
addicts did not get money from the family and therefore they take the route of gambling and