Drug
addiction in our societies today can be traced to several psychological and
sociological bases which include:
addiction in our societies today can be traced to several psychological and
sociological bases which include:
·
Low Self-esteem: Adolescents with low self-esteem are more likely to do drugs.
Misguided adolescents, often feel rejected by the society, by their peers and
even sometimes by their families. Doing drugs isn’t just about fitting in. It
is about
Low Self-esteem: Adolescents with low self-esteem are more likely to do drugs.
Misguided adolescents, often feel rejected by the society, by their peers and
even sometimes by their families. Doing drugs isn’t just about fitting in. It
is about
belonging to something. In joining a peer group who spends their free
time partying, these misguided adolescents find a brotherhood. While the
brotherhood may be extremely dysfunctional, some adolescents see these friends
as a solution to the solitude and desolation that they feel. For the first time
they feel as if they belong to something, regardless of the repercussions.
·
Boredom: In most community the largest complaint among adolescents is boredom.
There is nothing else to do but party. Unfortunately the endless cycle of
partying has cost dozens of lives and even more futures. It isn’t truly that
there is nothing to do. It is merely that the hobbies these adolescents have
chosen don’t allow them to see the endless possibilities of things to do.
Boredom: In most community the largest complaint among adolescents is boredom.
There is nothing else to do but party. Unfortunately the endless cycle of
partying has cost dozens of lives and even more futures. It isn’t truly that
there is nothing to do. It is merely that the hobbies these adolescents have
chosen don’t allow them to see the endless possibilities of things to do.
·
Accessibility: Over the years adolescents have become more and more creative at
finding new ways to get high. This has made the fight against drug abuse even
more difficult. This easy accessibility gives room to drug addiction among adolescents.
Accessibility: Over the years adolescents have become more and more creative at
finding new ways to get high. This has made the fight against drug abuse even
more difficult. This easy accessibility gives room to drug addiction among adolescents.
·
Family Structure: With so many divorced and single parent households many adolescents
today are left with too much free time and not enough family time. Many parents
today are struggling trying to make ends meet. They rush through our busy lives,
in such a hurry they forget what their priorities should be. This not only
leaves adolescents searching for a sense of belonging, but also a sense of
values. Values that they should be learning at home, they are forced to learn
from whoever will offer. Unfortunately, too often the people offering are the
last people we would ever want our adolescents taking advice from.
Family Structure: With so many divorced and single parent households many adolescents
today are left with too much free time and not enough family time. Many parents
today are struggling trying to make ends meet. They rush through our busy lives,
in such a hurry they forget what their priorities should be. This not only
leaves adolescents searching for a sense of belonging, but also a sense of
values. Values that they should be learning at home, they are forced to learn
from whoever will offer. Unfortunately, too often the people offering are the
last people we would ever want our adolescents taking advice from.
