DRUG ABUSE !!

                  

While I was sitting in my cozy room watching TV, I saw some clip of today’s youth Icon “John Abraham” with a cigarette blowing fumes like the smoke coming out of a Chimney. There were a lot more related events which occurred that day. The idea to write about this whole thing took birth there and then.

 

                   The risk that Teens will smoke, drink, get drunk and use illegal drugs increases sharply if they are highly stressed, frequently bored, have substantial amounts of spending money or watch their role models doing so. Teens who have elder brothers or sisters who smoke and drink are more likely to use illegal drugs, because siblings are a more powerful role model than any one else. Adolescents are more vulnerable than any other age group to developing nicotine, alcohol and other drug addictions because the regions of the brain that govern impulse and motivation are not yet fully formed(Biologically Proved). It takes less time for an Adult to recover than a Teen. Teens that have friends who drink are more likely to drink themselves and this influence may be especially strong for girls. It has unfortunately become a status symbol these days. At teenage stage youth gets easily trapped in anything that thrills them and makes them feel a little better than others.

 

                 Experimentation with drugs during adolescence is common. Adolescence is a time for trying new things. Unfortunately, teenagers often don’t see the link between their Actions Today and the Consequences Tomorrow. Teens use drugs for many reasons, including Curiosity, because it Feels Good, to Reduce Stress, to feel Grown up, to Catch up with the trend or to Fit In. The main reason behind excessive usage of illegal drugs is depression. Causes of depression can be any of these…………………

Grief due to death, Loss of a relationship, Loss of hopes and dreams, Inability to connect with others or a Traumatic event. Teenage girls are at especially high risk, as are minority youth. Heavy drinking and Illegal drug consumption can make the brain less able to learn important life skills.

 

                 Depressed youth often have problems at home.  In many cases, the parents are depressed, as depression tends to run in families.

Frequent Sadness, Social Isolation, Poor Communication, Low Self Esteem and guilt, Extreme Sensitivity to Rejection or Failure, Difficulty with Relationships. All these factors act as the “Drug Drivers” driving our nation builders (our youth) into darkness.

 

                Many people do not understand why individuals become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to foster compulsive drug abuse. They consider it as a social threat alone. What people often underestimate is the complexity of drug addiction—that it is a dangerous disease that impacts the brain and because of that, stopping drug abuse is not simply a matter of willpower, it needs a lot more effort than that.