The beloved star of “The Wizard of Oz", Judy Garland, reportedly became addicted to pills and alcohol to deal with her sudden rise to fame and intense shooting schedules. For most of her adult life, she continued to struggle with a drug problem until she tragically died of an overdose to barbiturates.
Similarly, some people engaged themselves in hard drugs into order to cure specific reasons best known to them, which tend to cause greater damage to their health. The reasons they used the drug is lesser than the damages the drugs will give to them.
An intense research has shown that Youths are addicted to hard drug because they want to eliminate boredom, one of the most common reasons that youths begin experimenting with drugs and alcohol is that they are simply bored and have no deeper interests. They see drugs and alcohol as a pastime to be explored.
It is also marked out that low self-esteem can lead to self-destructive behavior. The media, bullies, and often family put pressure on some youths to act and look a certain way, and they lose confidence in themselves if they don’t meet those high standards. When they are sad or depressed they see these substances as a way to forget and feel happier. It’s their attempt to self-medicate and also Drugs and alcohol seem like an easy way to escape this reality.
Paradoxically, a lack of coping skills can lead them to seek out an artificial method of coping with stress, drugs and alcohol give strengths and help to relief stress and other mental challenges. Cocaine and Adderall are commonly used to enhance energy and focus when they feel like they can’t do something on their own and need a little help. Ecstasy can be used for a lack of inhibition and enhanced sexual experience. Marijuana and alcohol are often used to relax and be more comfortable in social situations.
The sense of " I want to belong" and "Now or Never" tends have more respondents in the research done on why youths engaged themselves in hard drugs and alcohol. They feel like it is a “now or never” situation. They have to try drugs now, before they become adults and have responsibilities. They feel like if they don’t try it now, they will be missing out. They feel like it won’t be a big deal if they try everything once… or twice. Likewise, some begin to think “everyone else is doing it,” so they should too. At a party, after prom, with friends or significant others—these are all common situations in which they feel like they need to join in to be able to fit in. This peer pressure is more obvious than the pressure to make friends and is sometimes instigated by older friends.
Ziggy Marley, the son of late legendaryJamaican singer, Bob Marley, revealed he started smoking marijuana at the age of nine, with the blessing of his reggae legend father. The 50-year-old, who followed in his father’s footsteps to become a musician is a Rastafarian like his father, who died in 1981 aged just 36. He admitted he was ‘too young’ to start smoking the drug but said it was always a common thing in the Rastafarian culture. He continue by saying, "Smoking marijuana wasn’t considered a bad thing in Rastafarian culture". If there is a family history of drug addiction or alcoholism, Youths may be genetically predisposed to experiment with drugs and alcohol and become addicted. Although poor choices are part of being a youth, they can’t be blamed for their genes, especially if they haven’t been educated. If there is a family history of addiction, be honest and open a dialogue about the real risks of substance abuse.
Having know the effect of hard drugs, Some youths are going through trauma which they have no one near to relate it to and this led them to become a drugs and alcohol addict. They are aware of the harm drugs and alcohol will cause to their body system but they believe it is the easiest way to overcome the trauma they are facing.
However, the rate at which teens and youths are addicted to drugs and alcohol is calling for great attention and close monitoring. According to a report, if nothing is done to the rate at which teens and youths consumed hard drugs, real zombies will evolved in our street and it will be a diseases which no one can easily cure. It is therefore imperative that parents try giving their children more responsibilities or extra-curricular activities to get involved with, so that they don’t have the time to think about substance use.
On the final note, People today are overworked and overwhelmed, and often feel like a good break or a reward is deserved. But in the end, drugs only make life more stressful — and many of us all too often fail to recognize this in the moment. To prevent using drugs as a reward, find other ways to handle stress and unwind. Take up exercising, read a good book, volunteer with the needy, create something. Anything positive and relaxing helps take the mind off using drugs to relieve stress.
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