GNED 500 Drug Abuse Research Paper
DRUG ABUSE
VIKASH PATEL
ALKA PATEL
CHRIS
GNED 500 RENEE SGROI 10TH NOVEMBER 2014
Introduction
Definition of drug abuse:
The habitual taking of addictive or illegal drugs. Some of the most commonly abused drugs are nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, hashish, heroin, opium cocaine, amphetamine, ketamine, LSD, stimulants, steroids etc. That is the reason these drugs are dispensed under strict regulation. . Drug abuse may lead to several health related problems. …show more content…
Drug abuse can increase the cost of health care system as it generates much kind of diseases. Drug abuse can even affect the education system as teenagers taking the drugs not focussing on their studies. Drug abuse can affect a variety of social institutions by contributing to work place absenteeism, work-related accidents, and poor work performance.
Why is it considered a social problem?
There is no exception in age related drug abuse as it somehow affects everyone. Mother with drug abuse pass to the child leading to birth defects which further leads to increase in health care budget. Laws are also broken as a result of drug abuse as they want money which they get by doing some illegal crimes to fulfill their desire.
Who benefits?
It as simple as the only the people who gets benefit are the drug traffickers and drug dealer. As the people become more addicted it just the get more and more profit.
Who loses?
Everyone in the society loses some or the other thing due to this devastating problem. When a child abuses it always the parents are affected more , when a mother abuses it’s the child , when a father abuses it his whole family gets affected. Even smoking or chewing tobacco has became a major problem now a days.
What is the …show more content…
A problem such as drug abuse requires a community effort to get involved and be vigilant. Organized meetings and protests will create a social awareness and demonstrations against the abuse of illicit drugs. More governmental legislation that targets drug trafficking and stricter penalties to effectively crack down on the distribution of drugs on the streets can reduce drug abuse. Educating people in a community on the consequences of drug abuse and the downward spiral that follows will be a huge step in resolving the issue. Parents of adolescence should have training to detect drug use in the home and ways to handle an “at risk” child. With all these steps, we would be on a pathway to saving our future generations and possibly end illegal drug
VIKASH PATEL
ALKA PATEL
CHRIS
GNED 500 RENEE SGROI 10TH NOVEMBER 2014
Introduction
Definition of drug abuse:
The habitual taking of addictive or illegal drugs. Some of the most commonly abused drugs are nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, hashish, heroin, opium cocaine, amphetamine, ketamine, LSD, stimulants, steroids etc. That is the reason these drugs are dispensed under strict regulation. . Drug abuse may lead to several health related problems. …show more content…
Drug abuse can increase the cost of health care system as it generates much kind of diseases. Drug abuse can even affect the education system as teenagers taking the drugs not focussing on their studies. Drug abuse can affect a variety of social institutions by contributing to work place absenteeism, work-related accidents, and poor work performance.
Why is it considered a social problem?
There is no exception in age related drug abuse as it somehow affects everyone. Mother with drug abuse pass to the child leading to birth defects which further leads to increase in health care budget. Laws are also broken as a result of drug abuse as they want money which they get by doing some illegal crimes to fulfill their desire.
Who benefits?
It as simple as the only the people who gets benefit are the drug traffickers and drug dealer. As the people become more addicted it just the get more and more profit.
Who loses?
Everyone in the society loses some or the other thing due to this devastating problem. When a child abuses it always the parents are affected more , when a mother abuses it’s the child , when a father abuses it his whole family gets affected. Even smoking or chewing tobacco has became a major problem now a days.
What is the …show more content…
A problem such as drug abuse requires a community effort to get involved and be vigilant. Organized meetings and protests will create a social awareness and demonstrations against the abuse of illicit drugs. More governmental legislation that targets drug trafficking and stricter penalties to effectively crack down on the distribution of drugs on the streets can reduce drug abuse. Educating people in a community on the consequences of drug abuse and the downward spiral that follows will be a huge step in resolving the issue. Parents of adolescence should have training to detect drug use in the home and ways to handle an “at risk” child. With all these steps, we would be on a pathway to saving our future generations and possibly end illegal drug