Advantages And Disadvantages Of Talking To Kids About Drugs

In the “Marijuana: A Continuing Concern for Pediatricians” article the author points out the fact that marijuana is in fact “an addictive, mind-altering drug capable of inducing dependency” (Marijuana: A Continuing Concern). After some research this statement has been clearly supported. According to the author of “Marijuana: Breaking Down the Buzz” being under the influence of the drug has led to very poor decisions. Some of the poor decisions teenagers make while being under the influence include; people not completing high school, having failing grades if they are still in school, and doing reckless things while behind the wheel of a vehicle.

Drugs make a person insane and wacky, and that is definitely not needed at school because there is a major populace there. Also, selling or secretly putting a drug in them that they could be highly allergic to could injure or kill them easily. Drugs can kill somebody just as easy as a gun can. Random locker searches are good because of drugs and other violent weapons and chemicals.

LC wants to review the educational materials before exposing them to her children. NIDA for Teens (2016) offers drug facts and interactive options for teaching. LC is impressed with the NIDA website and investigates several of the interactive options to introduce to her children. There is an 800 number provided for emergencies and treatment centers. LC likes the fact that she can introduce the information to her children via the computer, take quizzes, and play games while educating her children on the dangers of substance abuse.

Studies have shown that children are being exposed to heroin at younger ages. In fact, children who are young as eight are now using heroin. Twelve is the average age that children are exposed to heroin. A child can get hooked on a drug even if he or she only uses it one time. Ralph Taylor is the father of a drug addict.

The publication by Christina M. Gaudio is critical of the War on Drugs and focuses on its effects on juveniles. She takes time to outline the issues that are present with our current system, and specifically how the system is particularly unjust to juveniles. Gaudio details how the juvenile justice system operates state and federally, then she gives a brief history of the Drug War, the Drug Wars effect on Juveniles, its overall effectiveness, and possible solutions to what she sees as the problem. The Drug War is extremely costly to the taxpayer and is in many respects failing.

Parents, teachers and even doctors need to be better educated in knowing what to look for and how to prevent prescription drug abuse. Parents need to be taught that their medication is not safe in a medicine cabinet where kids can get a hold of it. They need to be taught safe storage and the proper way to dispose of medication especially controlled substances.7 There is an ad campaign out right now that I saw on TV today educating parents about the medications in their house and how dangerous it could be for an adolescent who is looking for meds. Doctors also need to be knowledgeable when it comes to prescribing medication.

Some areas in the United States face higher rates of crime and drug abuse. This contributes to the prevalence of health disparities within different communities. In order to eliminate or decrease the distinct difference between areas that are at higher health risks than others one must begin to understand why they exist. Some areas have higher drug abuse rates than others due to factors such as poor education, poverty, unemployment rates, and lack of community involvement. These things play a major role in whether or not a young adult is going to start the use of drugs or drinking alcohol.

Most soldiers were used to the idea of taking drugs that at a point that is all they craved to stay “sane”. Drugs helped with the main idea of pain and emotion while in battle. Child soldiers are abused with drugs to cope which should be banned internationally. Children experience drug abuse, life threatening situations and

The effects of drugs and alcohol can highly affect young

We know that a baby does not come into this world knowing how to roll a joint or smoke crack, Those actions are learned, and in most cases those actions are learned at a young age. This relates the the other Wes in The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore. The other Wes, as a child, watches his older brother get wrapped up into the drug game and also sees the riches in which it brings. So in order to reduce the number of drug users we need to focus on the children. In 2014, 21.5 million Americans aged 12 or older met the criteria for a substance use disorder (or addiction) in the previous year.

Your child can be a role model to younger children by staying drug free and setting good examples. Isn't that what all parents want? I sure would! Drugs are very unhealthy and can cause death if intervention or prevention is not put into effect. Why would any parent not support preventing their child from harming their body if given the option to?

Children sometimes commit violent acts because they are under the influence of dangerous drugs and alcohol. They are told that the drugs will help them, and should ask no questions about taking them. “We stayed put at the base, and we boys took turns guarding posts around the village. We smoked marijuana and sniffed “brown brown,” cocaine mixed with gunpowder, which was always spread out on a table near the ammunition hut, and of course I took more of the white capsules, as I had become addicted to them” remarked Ishmael Beah at an interview with the New York Times. Another time Beah mentioned, “Sometimes we were asked to leave for war in the middle of a movie.

According to Cook (2017) ¨It 's just a matter of trying to figure out the best approach. And right now, drug testing is a way for schools to show they are Doing Something, even though they are accomplishing nothing¨(para. 9). Drug testing does not help the problem but it also doesn 't make it any worse. Instead of drug testing these kids we need to do something to help them.

“Over 60% of teens claim drugs are used on school grounds”(Fitzgerald). Over the years, schools have not been doing anything to prevent this. Teens revealed that, “1 in 5 of their classmates either drink, use drugs, or smoke during school hours on school grounds” (Fitzgerald). More studies show that, “17% of high school students use drugs daily.” Kids in schools know someone who either does drugs, or sells drugs on school grounds (“School”).

If a parent has a drug addiction then the child is more likely to have a drug addiction because the parent had it while during the child’s process. Drug addiction is a compulsive drive to take drugs in defiance of them being potentially serious or having a dangerous consequence. Recent studies have shown that it is not simply a choice whether or not we become a drug addict, it also involves many genetic and environmental factors. When a woman is pregnant, a baby is growing inside of her. If the woman uses drugs while she is going through the child’s birthing process, the drugs can pass onto the child.