Drug addiction and young people

Question 1

drug abuse

Answer 1

The repeated use of a drug without following medical advice or prescription, or the indiscreet use of dangerous drugs for non- treatment purpose despite the fact that it is causing social, occupational, psychological, or physical problems

Question 2

impacts of drug abuse

Answer 2

• physical health
• mental health
• socio-economic aspect

Question 3

impacts of drug abuse on physical health

Answer 3

vomiting, sweating, death

Question 4

impacts of drug abuse on mental health

Answer 4

dependence, impaired memory, extra sensibility

Question 5

impacts of drug abuse on socio-economic aspect

Answer 5

in debt, worsening relationship with friends, commit crime

Question 6

effect of substance abuse on the society

Answer 6

• harming the economic development
• affecting public order safety

Question 7

how does substance abuse harm the economic development

Answer 7

• lowering the productivity of labour
• increasing the financial burden of the government

Question 8

how does substance abuse harm the economic development lowering the productivity of labour

Answer 8

• employees suffer from sickness absence
• many of the physical problem also reduce the quality of labour
  –>non- productive workforce

==> affect businesses
–> negatively affect economic development of the society

Question 9

how does substance abuse harm the economic development
increasing the financial burden of the government

Answer 9

• the government pays extra cost to fight against crime related to drug abuse and pays for the treatment and rehabilitation service
  –> divert the resources from activities conductive for the economic development
  –> negatively affect economic development of the society

Question 10

How does substance abuse affect public order and safety

Answer 10

• drug abuse can increase crime rate
• drug abuse may threaten the life of citizens

Question 11

How does substance abuse affect public order and safety
drug abuse can increase crime rate

Answer 11

• drug addicts cannot go to work due to poor health/being fired due to poor performance
• but they are dependent on drugs
  -> they may find illegal ways to earn money, e.g. become drug dealers

==> crime rate increase
–> negatively affect public order

Question 12

How does substance abuse affect public order and safety
drug abuse may threaten the life of citizens

Answer 12

• drug addicts’ mental health is affected by drugs
• can relate to car accidents
  –> threaten the innocent lives of others and harm public society

Question 13

perspectives of responses to drug abuse problem

Answer 13

• prevention/treatment
• individual/institutional
• supply-side/demand-side

Question 14

HK government five-pronged strategy in tackling problem of drug abuse

Answer 14

• legislation and law enforcement
• treatment and rehabilitation
• preventive education and publicity
• research
• cross-border cooperation