There are two main types of explanations regarding why people use drugs. These include recreational and instrumental. Recreational usage is usage with the motivation to get “high”. While, instrumental usage is usage with the motivation other than getting “high”. For example, the motivation to stay awake or even fall asleep. According to Levinthal, adolescents use drugs because it makes them “cool”. Simply being between the approximate ages of 13 to 23 is considered a risk factor. Teens do not possess the capacity to fully comprehend the long term risks associated with drug use.
The more risk factors a person possesses the more likely they are to partake in drug usage. Risk factors include antisocial behavior, peer usage of marijuana, personal …show more content…
Based on my personal observations of the very limited information I had about her background prior to receiving this charge, she had several protective factors. She grew up in an upper class family with both parents involved in her life. She attended an elite private school and did not struggle with her education, in fact, she was an excellent student. However, after she moved to attend college, many risk factors surfaced. She surrounded herself socially with peers that were engaging in illicit drug use and her romantic relationship became violent. When the opportunity presented itself she engaged in illicit drug use that she eventually became addicted to and lead to her criminal conviction. Therefore, just because someone is raised with several protective factors does not mean those will always be a predictive factor in their likelihood to engage in drug usage later in life.
Personally, I have never engaged in any type of drug use. This is because I have never had the desire to and I could not risk a possible criminal drug charge on my record for the profession I want to enter.
The DAWN report, also know as the Drug Abuse Warning Network system for emergency rooms in urban areas to report the number of times an individual visits for reason connected to drug use and the number of drug related deaths.
After reviewing the DAWN website, I was surprised to find
The more risk factors a person possesses the more likely they are to partake in drug usage. Risk factors include antisocial behavior, peer usage of marijuana, personal …show more content…
Based on my personal observations of the very limited information I had about her background prior to receiving this charge, she had several protective factors. She grew up in an upper class family with both parents involved in her life. She attended an elite private school and did not struggle with her education, in fact, she was an excellent student. However, after she moved to attend college, many risk factors surfaced. She surrounded herself socially with peers that were engaging in illicit drug use and her romantic relationship became violent. When the opportunity presented itself she engaged in illicit drug use that she eventually became addicted to and lead to her criminal conviction. Therefore, just because someone is raised with several protective factors does not mean those will always be a predictive factor in their likelihood to engage in drug usage later in life.
Personally, I have never engaged in any type of drug use. This is because I have never had the desire to and I could not risk a possible criminal drug charge on my record for the profession I want to enter.
The DAWN report, also know as the Drug Abuse Warning Network system for emergency rooms in urban areas to report the number of times an individual visits for reason connected to drug use and the number of drug related deaths.
After reviewing the DAWN website, I was surprised to find