Common Reasons Teen Engage In The Vice; Elements In A Substance Abuse Presentation

By Jerry Graham


The teen years are some of the most complex duration in the life of a person. It is a vulnerable stage that everyone faces as they try to navigate through the precarious stage of adulthood and childhood. That is when you are able and have the control of making independent life choices. The adolescent stage is also a time of self-exploration where people want to try new things that they did not do or ever think of in the past. These include trying drugs to feel the fuss about the drugs. The article highlights common reasons teens engage in drugs that could be highlighted in a Substance abuse presentation.

Peer pressure. At this adolescent stage, peer pressure is some powerful that will hit you and n most cases you will be subject to the experiments. This is the case because your friends may be doing something that even you know is not good, but due to the fear of being laughed at, you end up trying it. And that becomes the beginning of your drug life.

At this stage, there is the feeling of being a grown up. Adolescents want to be treated like adults at this stage. They feel they understand what life is all about and should be left to make choices on their own without influences from parents and guardians. At such a stage, they feel entitled to all the vices they see adults do such as drinking, smoking and partying all night and boast of the feeling.

Influence from their parents. It is sorry to say that for some parents they may need up influencing their children to start abusing drugs. This may not be necessary that the parenting advice the child to usage drugs but their living together makes the child feel as if that is the right thing to do. And so for parents, it is difficult to stop their children at this level.

Teenagers can get into drugs because of curiosity. Curiosity is a seductive behavior that will make you attracted to things you see and have never tried whether they are right or wrong. They have been seeing people get high and have watched several movies of people get high and do crazy things afterward. They thus could want to feel the feeling of using such drugs and walking around feeling high.

An idle mind is usually dangerous and usually related to as the devils workshop. It is true as such children sitting all day may get tempted to pass the time by using such drugs and before they realize, it is too late, they are addicted and cannot live a day without using them.

It can be a result or rebellion to teachers and parents. Youngsters will tend to rebel against their guardians and parents as they grow. For instance, those with strict parents, overprotective and nagging parents tend to be worst affected. You should ensure that you get the right parenting tips.

Also, is the parent-teacher relationship working? This is crucial in the transition of the Childs life to adulthood. With the right counsel and supervision both at school and at home. Be sure that in most cases the teen will be a promising adult unlike when there is no council both sides.




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