Drug Abuse Janice Tung (24)

Natalie Leung (16)

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Introduction – Current Situation

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Introduction – Current Situation

• Three students aged between 14 to 15 were found unconscious in the Tin Shui Wai Park

• Two 15-year-old girls were found in a daze at theGoldenBeach

• Four students from Rosaryhill School admitted that they had been abusing drugs in school

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Introduction - Statistics

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Introduction - Statistics

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Causes of Drug Abuse

Drug Abuse

1Reason

Lack of Confidence

• Kids with low self-esteem are especially susceptible.

• They often use alcohol and drugs to feel more comfortable around others.

alleviate shyness and relieve nervousness.

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Causes of Drug Abuse

• Adolescents want desperately to be accepted by their friends

are likely to imitate the behavior of their peers, including drinking and taking drugs, to gain acceptance.

• Some people actually believe that drug abuse causes you to be accepted as part of the 'popular' group

Reason 2Peer Pressure

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Causes of Drug Abuse

Reason 3Easy Access

Drugs are easily found in suburban shopping malls,

rural schools, well-to-do private school, on the job in factories,

offices and remote job sites.

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Causes of Drug Abuse

Reason 4

The Influence of Mass Media

• Forty-two percent of teens agreed that movies and TV shows make drugs seem like an normal thing.

• 12- to 17-year-olds who viewed three or more "R" rated movies per month Were five times more likely to drink alcohol, compared to those who hadn't watched "R" rated films.

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Causes of Drug Abuse

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Reason 5

AnxietyPsychological

disorder

Drugs are gradually regarded as a mean to escape from pressure and reality. /

When teens are unhappy and can't find a healthy outlet for their frustration , they may turn to chemicals for solace

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Impacts of Drug Abuse

• Act in unreasonable way-> worsen relationships between friends and family, arguments

• Addiction -> pay more and more money to buy drugs -> disagreement with family and friends -> arguments

Impact 1Relationship

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Impacts of Drug Abuse

• Certain health problems resulted such as lung disease, cancer, mental disorders

Impact 2Health

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Impacts of Drug Abuse

• Difficult to obtain a jobImpact 3

Future

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Impacts of Drug Abuse

• People who sell drugs are usually people involved

in crime

• Drug abuser -> buy drugs more often -> come in contact with these people ->easier to involve in crime

Impact 4

Crime

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Solutions for Drug Abuse

• Long term measure -> change people mindset

(promote the positive information)Solution 1Education

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Solutions for Drug Abuse

• Take good care of their children

• Give them unlimited support

• Seek help from social workers and some professionals if necessary

Solution 2

Parents

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Solutions for Drug Abuse

• Anti-drugs programmes

• Drug testing scheme

• Increase the number of social workers

• Increase the number of rehabilitation centres and provide more services or treatment to help the teenage drug abusers

Solution 3

Government

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Conclusion

Drug abuse became a very serious

issue among the teenagers, government

should tackle this problem immediately.

Education is the best way to solve this

problem in long term.