2007-02-22 18:47:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
P.S. this is for PE/Health...
2007-02-22 19:00:18 · update #1
Adolescents see drugs as making you feel on top of the world. Grownup. In with the crowd. Cool. Special. Underperforming. Confident. Like a rebel. It does different things for different people. To teens, drugs can appear to have more advantages than disadvantages. (which isn't true) Otherwise kids wouldn't be doing drugs.
Despite what most people think, most kids don't start off taking drugs, because they want to get high – they are motivated by psychological factors rather than physical ones. They want to have fun, have friends and have the status of being a risk-taker. The danger is part of the appeal.
Among the many reasons for young people taking drugs, are:
Stress relief
To forget or escape problems
Being a rebel and a risk-taker
Relief of boredom/wanting to have fun
Escaping difficult decisions
A feeling of being special
Being part of the crowd
Being addicted
Curiosity
Peer pressure
Teen years can be a time of a variety of changes, of agony mixed with ecstasy, a time of feeling awkward and insecure one moment and great the next. Adolescence is a tricky and intense stop between childhood and adulthood in which a new identity has to be found, major decisions have to be made and more responsibilities have to be taken on.
This is also a time when friends start replacing family for social support. For many teens, acceptance in a group is very important – and if taking drugs will make this acceptance happen, then so be it.
2007-02-22 19:20:13 · answer #1 · answered by Riviera_ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I often teach a course with high school students called Safety Education in which I try to help people think about questions like this. I was happy when I got some of my students to recognize they might have a problem - but for a long time I stopped there. Now I work on everyone thinking about the reasons people use drugs. Sure, a lot of drug use is recreational, at the same time, in my experiencew with drugs, as a person who had a drug addicted parent, and someone who works with teens, it also seems clear to me that much of the recreation is really about getting away from pain - I concluded a long time ago that there is no joy greater than the relief of pain.
One very unfortunate additional reality is that many of the recreational drugs are more easily addictive than novice users recognize until its too late. Many are already well on the way to addiction long before they recognize it.
Hope that's helpful.
2007-02-22 19:19:12 · answer #2 · answered by Storm R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One simple reason, my son. I use to do drink and do drugs and party all night. I started this when I was 13 years old! I don't have a dad, and my mom worked 24/7 to take care of the both us. Needless to say, I was on the wrong path for a long time. When I was 15 I got pregnant and I just got it. What I was doing was so stupid. I didn't know why I was doing all of this and I didn't need to. I got all of my stuff straightened out before my son came. I believe that if I didn't get pregnant with Tristan than I wouldn't be alive today for an overdose or being murdered or some other things. I really do owe my life to him :] That's why I stopped and that's why I don't do anything like that anymore.
2016-03-29 08:17:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because most of them have a need to feel happy with themselves and have something to boast about with their friends.
They also want to be more mature by doing things such as that. I personally think it does the opposite though.
2007-02-22 18:58:57 · answer #4 · answered by Pristine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there curious why did you as an adult try drinking at least once,
peer pressure
the thrill
because they live in a town were they cannot find anything better to do. aka were i live
2007-02-22 18:58:58 · answer #5 · answered by deep 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Immaturity and stupidity- a bad mix.
2007-02-22 19:00:59 · answer #6 · answered by foster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sense it is for school if you talk about peer pressure that is a guranteed A which i think that peer preasur sh!t sounds dumb
2007-02-22 18:57:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
same reason adults do
the thrill,the novelty
the feeling of being high
to feel less tired
to feel more happy
etc.
2007-02-22 18:56:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
because they re insecure and cant think for themselves and seriously need lives and .................... they fell asleep during health ed.
2007-02-22 19:20:34 · answer #9 · answered by amber 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
curiosity, stupidity, peer pressure
2007-02-22 18:57:02 · answer #10 · answered by Lillian L 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋