Addiction In Adolescence
Addiction in Adolescence
Clayton Newsome
Dr. Pamela Todd
Counseling 502
September 19, 2014
Introduction
Addiction can happen at any point in an adolescences life. When conception takes place in a woman a life is created, thus, life begins and abuse can start. In this essay, I will discuss how addiction in adolescence can cause many problems such as abuse and addiction in adolescence, how addiction can effect brain development as well as healthy spiritual development.
Abuse and Addiction
Abuse is when a person is being treated cruel or in a violent manner and addiction can be caused by abuse. The relationship between abuse and addiction are pretty much similar. One action causes another. There are many ways in which abuse can happen. Mostly abuse happens to adolescences when they are small children. As a child, they are defenseless, that is when they are taking advantage of the most, whether it is by a family member or one of their peers. Sexual abuse is one example of what a child has to go through or endure. According to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), an estimated 9.3 percent o2f confirmed or substantiated child abuse and neglect cases in 2005 involved sexual abuse (Washington, DC: US, Government Printing Office, 2007)
Adolescence is the developmental stage that lies between childhood and adulthood. It is generally viewed as starting just before the teenage years and ending just after them (Feldman, 2014). Abuse can cause a person to become addicted to something. One form of addiction in adolescence can cause results such as obesity, anorexia nervosa and or bulimia. Each of these addictions can cause death.
The Developing brain in adolescents
The development of an adolescent’s brain starts after conception takes place. As the embryos brain stem starts to grow and develop, anything the mother intake goes directly to the child whether it is good or bad can harm or help the child’s development. If a mother is addicted to drugs or any
Clayton Newsome
Dr. Pamela Todd
Counseling 502
September 19, 2014
Introduction
Addiction can happen at any point in an adolescences life. When conception takes place in a woman a life is created, thus, life begins and abuse can start. In this essay, I will discuss how addiction in adolescence can cause many problems such as abuse and addiction in adolescence, how addiction can effect brain development as well as healthy spiritual development.
Abuse and Addiction
Abuse is when a person is being treated cruel or in a violent manner and addiction can be caused by abuse. The relationship between abuse and addiction are pretty much similar. One action causes another. There are many ways in which abuse can happen. Mostly abuse happens to adolescences when they are small children. As a child, they are defenseless, that is when they are taking advantage of the most, whether it is by a family member or one of their peers. Sexual abuse is one example of what a child has to go through or endure. According to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), an estimated 9.3 percent o2f confirmed or substantiated child abuse and neglect cases in 2005 involved sexual abuse (Washington, DC: US, Government Printing Office, 2007)
Adolescence is the developmental stage that lies between childhood and adulthood. It is generally viewed as starting just before the teenage years and ending just after them (Feldman, 2014). Abuse can cause a person to become addicted to something. One form of addiction in adolescence can cause results such as obesity, anorexia nervosa and or bulimia. Each of these addictions can cause death.
The Developing brain in adolescents
The development of an adolescent’s brain starts after conception takes place. As the embryos brain stem starts to grow and develop, anything the mother intake goes directly to the child whether it is good or bad can harm or help the child’s development. If a mother is addicted to drugs or any
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