Illegal Drug Abuse Flashcards
What is drug abuse?
Non-medical or improper use of a drug, interfering with a healthy life
All socioeconomic levels
Legal or illegal can be abused, called substance abuse or dependence
Teens and drug abuse risk?
Stresses and influences make drug abuse a great risk
Intensified by low self-esteem
How can peer pressure create substance abuse?
Influence of your friends and acquaintances
Desire to fit in and lack of refusal skills
Avoid drugs with friends who don’t do drugs + situations with drugs
How can family members create substance abuse?
Substance abuse more common with teens who family members do drugs with influence
How can an improved performance create substance abuse?
Belief that drugs make you a better student or athlete
How can role models create substance abuse?
Having role models who do drugs and encourages drug use
Media can give an inaccurate and glamorized image of drug use
How can the need to escape create substance abuse?
Escape many pressures of everyday life
Drugs only provide temporary relief
Add more problems and pressure with consequences of drug use
How can curiosity create substance abuse?
Many myths may make it appealing or intriguing to try
How can thrill seeking create substance abuse?
Strong drive for new experiences may lead to drug abuse
