The Marginalization of Young Adults: Substance Use in the US Report

This report investigates the marginalization of young adults, primarily focusing on substance use disorders within this demographic in California, United States. It explores the developmental stages of the brain during the mid-twenties and how substance abuse can interfere with decision-making and lead to risky behaviors. The report highlights the lack of family support as a significant factor contributing to substance use, including increased alcohol intake and drug use. It examines how societal and cultural factors, such as busy lifestyles and peer pressure, contribute to the problem. The report presents the issue, explains the reasons behind the marginalization, and refutes opposing viewpoints, concluding with the need for increased family attention and support to address this critical issue, thereby preventing substance abuse and promoting healthy development among young adults.

Assessment

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
How has the group of young adults been marginalised?........................................................1
Present the case by explaining reasons of why this group has been marginalized. Also, explain
why something must be done or why a certain way of thinking is not working....................2
Address the opposition and refute the other side one point at a time.....................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
The brain of young adults is still in the developing stage when they are in their mid-
twenties. This is especially true for the part of brain that allows making decisions and any kind of
drug or substance abuse during this age can interfere with the overall development process of
development in the brain (Larimerand et.al., 2020). As a result, their decision-making power is
also impacted and they are more likely to take part in risky things like dangerous driving etc.
Young adults who do not have supportive families are more likely to get involved in substance
use. This report is based on substance use disorder in young adults in California, United States.
The main idea of this report is to present the readers with with the main point about the
marginalised group of young adults. A sample research question for the marginalised group is as
follows -
“How and Why the groups of young adults has been marginalised and what must be done
in order to address this issue?”
MAIN BODY
How has the group of young adults been marginalised?
Young adults, who are in their mid-twenties, are the most likely to start using substances.
There are many reasons that can contribute to their use of substances and one of them can be lack
of support from family members. People who are in their twenties are still in their development
stage and it is important for their families to understand this (Watts and et.al., 2020). The family
members should be supportive of their children's decisions and should not just push their
decisions on them. There are many young adults living in California, United States who are a
prey of substance abuse. As a result, they take part in risky activities like dangerous driving and
inappropriate behaviour. The group of young adults is mostly marginalised due to lack of support
from their families, the parents do not show much concern about their children. Besides this, the
family never spends time together due to which, the young people start isolating themselves.
Also, there are many cases wherein the parents of young adults are always fighting and
have no clue about what is going on in their child's life (Isakssonnd et.al., 2020). As a result, the
child is left helpless and gradually gets into using substances like drugs, increased alcohol intake
etc. This can be because of various reasons like want to get be accepted by their friends and get
rid of various problems like depression, stress-related disorders and anxiety. Also, young adults
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want to try different new experiences and these specially include the ones that are daring and
thrilling. A lack of family support can lead them to trying out these things initially because of
excitement and then gradually this can lead to becoming serious and pose different health
problems. Such people are usually discriminated and they deal with unfair treatments. It is a
natural tendency for the families of young adults to be aware of if their children use any kind of
substance. And any kind of negligence in this can lead to creating serious problems not only for
their children, but the family members as well.
The substance abuse can lead to the intake of various illegal substances like
heroin,,marijuana, club drugs etc. by the young adults. It is extremely important for the family
members to take notice of any change in the behaviour of their child, who is in mid-twenties
(Strømmenand et.al., 2020). These substances can prove to be dangerous for the young adults as
they can have a direct negative impact on their minds. Substance intake can blur the memory
which cause blur spots. So, when they try to think, they can't do so properly. Studies have shown
that young adults living in California, who do not have any kind of support from their families,
are the ones who get into using drugs and other substances. Besides this, drug use also destroys
the creativity levels of the young adults. Therefore, it can be said that young adults are the ones
who are the most risk of using various substances.
Present the case by explaining reasons of why this group has been marginalized. Also, explain
why something must be done or why a certain way of thinking is not working.
Young adult group has been marginalized because increase in alcohol in take as well as lack of
support form family. United states lifestyle and culture can be consider as one of the major for
this group has been marginalized. In this culture, family member is busy in their personal and
professional life due to which they are not able to take care of their children. Because of this,
child develop their behaviour is such a manner and do no like any kind of interference. They like
to take their own decision and live life accordingly (Shin, McDonald and Conley, 2018). Due to
this many children leads to wrong path as they are not able to take correct decision. In today's
modern life, people start developing drinking habit at very young age. Alcohol and other
substance are very easy available and reachable to University student and this will to develop
alcohol habit or addiction. Lack of support and child abuse is the reason for this group that is
young people are marginalized. At young age it is very easy for individual to get influenced or
attracted towards alcohol and various other substance. Care and support form family is very
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important in order to provide correct guidance and direction to child so that they can take
accurate decision. Because of less support or care from parents, there is no one to stop and guide
child to take correct action. This reduces the barriers between child and alcohol. Peer pressure is
one of the another major reason why individual get addicted to alcohol consumption. In
California, U.S most of the parents are working and career oriented. Because of busy schedule
life, stress or financial pressure as well as other issues parent are not able to take care of child in
correct manner. Parent have lack of understanding about child and their issues. Parents and
family are not able to correct actions for provide effective parenting care and child choose
alcohol for overcoming loneliness.
It is very important that something must be done in order to overcome this problem as
well as correctly deal with this issues. If family member are not giving attention to child then it
will lead to misleading of child and they will be attracted towards alcohol and other substances.
It is essential that correct actions must be attain in order to successfully deal with young age
alcohol addition problems. If correct actions are not taken then career and future of child will be
affected (Zaso, Park and Antshel, 2020). Most of the young child are attracted to alcohol and it
will lead to have negative impact on youth of United States. The certain way of thinking is not
working because of culture and environment of US. This type of culture has been developed
form several years and it is not easy to break it.
Address the opposition and refute the other side one point at a time
If family members don't support youngsters then they feel depressive and they get
engaged in wrong habit which may destroy their career as well as future also. In simple term it
can be said that, youngsters easily get engage in drug taking habit due to no attachment with
family and they are not asking them for anything. If drugs become addiction for particular person
then it will be difficult to come out of this in easy manner. This results in destroying present as
well as future of individual because they get addicted to drugs and not feel motivated towards
other activities which are beneficial for their present as well as future both. Thus, it is important
for family members to pay attention on youngster members also because it is that stage of life in
which proper attention is needed for better present and future related decision. In youngster stage
there is requirement of taking numerous important decisions in relation of future, career, life and
many more which cannot be possible without any experienced person (Kelly and et.al., 2020). So
for all these major reason there is need of family members as well as their support so that better
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decision related to present and future can be taken. Apart from this, youngsters don't need only
attention they also need good surrounding also because in what environment they are living will
directly impact on their behaviour also. Thus, there is requirement of positive surrounding for
good development of children as well as youngsters.
As it has been already discussed that if family members don't pay attention on youngsters
then they get involve in wrong habit such as drug taking. On the other hand, if family members
are giving attention to their children and discussing every important thing with them and paying
attention on major activities. Then, youngsters feel like part of family and they can discuss every
single issue with family which is necessary for better present and future both. Along with this, if
family members behave life friends and treat youngsters in better manner then it will be easy for
them to discuss everything with them in proper manner without facing any issues or fear. As
youngster is that stage of life in which individual go through numerous numerous experience
which can be positive or negative both. But in selecting right out of these is necessary and that
can be only possible when family members pay attention to them. Although, in simple term it
can be said that, family members who don't pay attention to young member of their family
results in gaining negative outcomes in relation of present and future both. Whereas, if
youngsters are gaining attention from their family members then they feel free to share anything
and ask them to help in decision making also.
CONCLUSION
After going through overall discussion it has been concluded that, youngsters need proper
attention from their family members and they need that their parents as well as other people of
family focus on them. Along with this, if youngsters don't get proper attention from their family
members then they will get engaged in negative practices. Because they don't have anyone to
discuss issues they are facing as well as in several other things also youngsters need attention of
family members. In addition to this, major negative impact of this situation is that young age
people get involve in wrong practices such as drugs addiction which gives negative impact on
their present as well as future both. If individual get involved in such practices then it will be
difficult to come out of such practices in complete manner. Thus, it is important for family
members to focus on their children in better manner because this will make them comfortable
and they can discuss everything in easy manner with family members.
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