ADOLESCENT DRUG USE IN THE U.S.

Adolescent Drug Use in the U.S.

Adolescent Drug Use in the U.S.

Introduction

Substance implies use of drugs, narcotics, methamphetamine and other potential doses that help disengage people from their current existence or their situation at present, and them towards a mild shutdown for the brain (Goplerud, 1991).

Alcohol and drug addiction is an insidious and progressive disease that sneaks up on people, and unfortunately most do not realize the problem until they are completely addicted to these substances. The signs are so elusive and easily neglected that billions of people today are clambering with drug addictions and do not even recognize the reality that they are on a slop that is dangerously slippery (Nutt, 2007). This paper consists of an analysis of what, where and how attempts have been made to put substance abuse (SA) happenings to a halt

Thesis Statement

Over the last ten years there has been a remarkable increase in the incidence of in rural America. According to a recent study conducted by J. Shedler in United States, the cost of this was roughly $5 per person in 1996 but rose to $14 in 2006.

Literature Review

Addict is a person who has almost everything in life due to addiction to drugs and other substances. Addicts are also the people who either drink every day, or are not only those who use cocaine every day, but also those who oscillate between alcohol, pills, cocaine, marijuana, tranquilizers, ecstasy and numerous other drugs (Liddle, 2006).

Addiction is mental disease that tries to convince the addicted person that he/she needs alcohol and drugs to stay alive. In spite of the negative effects majority of the people are still addicted to these substances (Goplerud, 1991). For this reason, addiction is one of the most annihilative illnesses harassing our society. Addicts cannot see it as they lose control over and addiction highly effect the human thought processes, and therefore even addiction continues to cause behavioral destructions to the humans (Nutt, 2007).

In spite of the trips to emergency department for alcohol poisoning, ramifications from drug overdoses, multiple drug interactions and alcohol and drug related accidents; addicts will continue their maltreat because as they remain unaware, addiction has already taken hold. In numerous social circles, alcohol and substance abuse are not only satisfactory, but encouraged, giving addiction a huge window of opportunity (Robertson, 2003). There is no way to know when an amateur alcohol and drug use will become a habituation, since it is not an immediate onset.

With the US, all the 50 states hold significant authority and application of substance abuse treatment for adolescents, with ample differentiation throughout the country (Vega, 1998). The annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) proves vital towards providing the most reliable picture on SA prevalence (Liddle, 2006). The 2007 NSDUH showed 5.5% of youth aged 12 to 17 needed treatments for alcohol while 4.5% needed it for banned drug use. Out of given people above, only 5.9% for alcohol and banned drug use, only ...