Drug Abuse in Adolescents

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Drug use among adolescents
Student Details: Taranveer Kaur (1910232)
Professor: Dr. Dereje Bezabih
University Canada West

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Abstract
This report emphasis on Drug Abuse in Adolescents which solely focuses on brief
introduction of the issue, crisis of drug abuse among adolescents along with research and
methodologies used for the assessment and evaluation of ongoing issue. The misuse of alcohol
and illegal and recommendation drugs endures to be a main fitness problematic worldwide. It is
projected that liquor abuse consequences in 2.5 million demises per year and that heroin, cocaine
and additional drugs are accountable for 0.1 to 0.2 million demises per year. In calculation to
instigating death, material abuse is also accountable for important illness and the management of
drug habit makes a remarkable load on civilization. Current educations have originate a high
association amid adolescent abuse and flattering a problematic drug user in maturity;
consequently, it can be incidental that many problematic pills users start mistreating drugs at an
initial stage. Moreover, unintentional and deliberate mortalities that are related with pills and
liquor use signify one of the foremost avoidable causes of demise for the 15 to 24-year-old
populace. Liquor and other medication use in the teenage populace transmit a high risk for
school underachievement, misbehaviour, adolescent pregnancy, and unhappiness.

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Contents
Abstract............................................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Statement of the problem.............................................................................................................5
Purpose of the study.....................................................................................................................5
Research Question.......................................................................................................................6
Research Hypothesis....................................................................................................................7
Throwing light on the crisis of drug abuse......................................................................................8
Understanding the causes of drug abuse among teenagers..........................................................9
There is always a cause effect relationship................................................................................10
Steps or possible solutions to protect youth from drug abuse...................................................11
Cases from around the world.....................................................................................................12
Literature gap.............................................................................................................................12
Literature mapping.....................................................................................................................12
Research Methodology..................................................................................................................14
Instruments, variables and sources used in research topic........................................................14
Kinds of data that we planned to collect....................................................................................15
Alternatives ways to gather information....................................................................................15
Research participants and sample size.......................................................................................15

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Data analysis and validation......................................................................................................16
Ethical Issues and Biasness.......................................................................................................16
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................18
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................22
Project work plan and deliverables............................................................................................22

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Introduction
Substance abuse is a common phenomenon in the world and invaded the human society
as the most important social damage. Drug abuse is a non-adaptive model of drug use which
result in adverse problem includes set of cognitive, behavioral and various psychological
symptoms. Drug abuse also leads to drug addiction which is chronic and cause many severe
effects on health. Nowadays, there are many reasons adolescents use these substances, including
the desire for new experiences, an attempt to deal with problems or for perform better in school
and simple peer pressure (Adams, 2019). Moreover, many factors influence an adolescent to try
drugs including the availability of drugs within the neighbourhood, community, school and
whether the adolescent friends are using them. Adolescent are using drugs to prevent from many
mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety and ADHD. The abuse of alcohol and drugs
continue to be a major health problem internationally. The majority of those who have a
substance abuse disorder started usually before age 18. (W.H.O) reported that 15.2 percent of
people who start drinking by age 14 eventually develop alcohol abuse or dependence and 25
percent of those who begin abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger develop substance
use disorder (World Health Organization, 2019). The United Nations Office on Drugs and also
reports that alcohol abuse results in 2.5 million death per year and heroin, cocaine and other
drugs are responsible for 0.1 to 0.2 million death per year. Narcotic addiction has influenced the
potential of teenagers thereby affecting society. As society, is recognized by the individuals it is
comprised of. For the well- being of community I decided to research on adolescents by utilizing
tools from both primary and secondary research methods.

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This report highlights the drug abuse among adolescents which mainly focuses on the
brief introduction with statement, purpose and research hypothesis. Further, it highlights the
crisis of drug abuse among adolescents with understanding of the issue and literature mapping.
Moreover, it also highlights the research and methodology section which focuses on the data
analysis and evaluation with ethical issues and biasness involved in this ongoing issue. The
results of this research will be beneficial for the upgradation of adolescents as human resource,
acknowledge with the initiation and progress of drug abuse and addiction.
Statement of the problem
It is evident that drug abuse is still a problem in secondary schools and colleges while
various methods have been used to solve this problem. Drug abuse has affected youth population
both secondary school students and non – students. Although Students are expected to be aware
of effects of drug abuse and commit it themselves to their studies, but the habit still exist.
Although, Drug abuse lead too many problems in school like strikes among youth especially in
the second term of academic calendar.
It is possible that students who abuse drugs while in school play a big role in influencing
act like strikes as they are under the influence of drugs. Moreover, many researchers have
suggested many preventive measures. The researchers have not found desired result of curbing
the substance abuse in schools. This is because youth facing a lot of challenges as individuals,
the family and society are not helping them to get out from these bad habits. This research needs
to conduct because many adolescents are indulging with drug and substance abuse. This study
will help the students to get awareness about this (TR Lee, 1989).