Adolescent Substance Abuse

do not have access to the more common drugs and alcohol are known to use inhalants to achieve a quick high. This can be done by inhaling the fumes from different substances given off a brief high, but still a dangerous high. There is also the fad of synthetic drugs such as bath salts, special k, and spice. The effects that the substance abuse has on the adolescent covers a very large area. An adolescent’s health is always a major concern when substance abuse is an issue. There are the effects that the substances can cause on the adolescents developing brain. The negative impact that drug use has on adolescents neurocognition has shown to hurt the brain functioning (Squeglia, Jacobus, Tapert, 2009). Along with what it can do cognitively there
One of the problems that comes into play is with the cognitive behavior and how a child learns. The more drug use that is used the more the memory and other things that can be effected by the behavior. Another issue is the adolescent’s behavior and the way they act in school. The adolescent can become disruptive, they can become distant from their friends, and they can also become disengaged from school all together. The increased dropout rate of adolescents with substance abuse problems has been found likely in numerous studies (Apantaku-Olajide, James, & Smyth, 2014). With the lack of education along with the substance abuse the adolescent is going down a path that can set them up for total destruction as an
There is a whole family unit including parents, siblings, grandparents, even their close friends and community that are effected by their actions. The connection of the family starts with an individual and the relationship they have with other individuals in the unit (Ozechowski & Liddle, 2000).When one person is out of sync in the unit it can cause many different outcomes for everyone that is involved. Until the proper treatment and counseling can be put into place the family unit will continue to spiral out of