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There are short and long-term effects of substance abuse. An example of a short-term effect would be impaired judgement (drunk driving,) and can lead to horrific accidents leaving the teen in very poor health. An example of a long-term effect is that when a still developing teen uses drugs, their progress in maturity slows, and although they get physically older, their brain does not mature at an appropriate ratio. (Weinberger, Elvevag & Giedd, The Adolescent
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Being a teenager and being a drug abuser can be the hardest parts of someone’s life, and if one happens to become an abuser or addict while being a teenager, this is very likely to be incredibly difficult. Drug abuse alters relationships, whether with family, friends, or even acquaintances. There is also the aspect of health that drug abuse can completely destroy. Drugs lower your body’s ability to fight off infections and illnesses, and cause your brain to mature more slowly. With the brain maturing more slowly, a drug abuser tends to forget about their goals and ambitions. When caught up in the fast lifestyle of doing drugs, the future seems irrelevant and even …show more content…
(2007). Insecure family bases and adolescent drug abuse: A new approach to family patterns of attachment.Attachment & Human Development, 9(2), 111. doi:10.1080/14616730701349689
Johnston, L. D., O'Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., Schulenberg, J. E., & National Institute on Drug Abuse, (. (2009). Monitoring the Future: National Results on Adolescent Drug Use. Overview of Key Findings, 2008. National Institute On Drug Abuse (NIDA),
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia, U. (2010). National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XV: Teens and Parents. National Center On Addiction And Substance Abuse At Columbia University,
Researcher asserts drug abuse is a chronic disease -- primary care role needed in treatment. (2005). DATA: The Brown University Digest of Addiction Theory & Application, 24(2), 3.
Department of Education, W. C. (2007). The Challenge. Volume 14, Number 3. US Department of Education.
Office of National Drug Control, P. (2010). Back to School: Keeping Our Children Safe, Healthy, and Drug-Free in the New School Season. Fact Sheet. Office of National Drug Control
Being a teenager and being a drug abuser can be the hardest parts of someone’s life, and if one happens to become an abuser or addict while being a teenager, this is very likely to be incredibly difficult. Drug abuse alters relationships, whether with family, friends, or even acquaintances. There is also the aspect of health that drug abuse can completely destroy. Drugs lower your body’s ability to fight off infections and illnesses, and cause your brain to mature more slowly. With the brain maturing more slowly, a drug abuser tends to forget about their goals and ambitions. When caught up in the fast lifestyle of doing drugs, the future seems irrelevant and even …show more content…
(2007). Insecure family bases and adolescent drug abuse: A new approach to family patterns of attachment.Attachment & Human Development, 9(2), 111. doi:10.1080/14616730701349689
Johnston, L. D., O'Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., Schulenberg, J. E., & National Institute on Drug Abuse, (. (2009). Monitoring the Future: National Results on Adolescent Drug Use. Overview of Key Findings, 2008. National Institute On Drug Abuse (NIDA),
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia, U. (2010). National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XV: Teens and Parents. National Center On Addiction And Substance Abuse At Columbia University,
Researcher asserts drug abuse is a chronic disease -- primary care role needed in treatment. (2005). DATA: The Brown University Digest of Addiction Theory & Application, 24(2), 3.
Department of Education, W. C. (2007). The Challenge. Volume 14, Number 3. US Department of Education.
Office of National Drug Control, P. (2010). Back to School: Keeping Our Children Safe, Healthy, and Drug-Free in the New School Season. Fact Sheet. Office of National Drug Control