Why isn't parental pressure more effective than peer pressure?
I have a friend who just turned 18. He is on heroin; a very addictive and lethal drug, by far the most dangerous in my opinion. He started experiementing with drugs at the age of 14, starting with marijuana on to different sorts of drugs like mushrooms, acid,meth, cocaine and so on up to heroin. He got addicted to heroin at 16. He is 6'2" and weighed at 90lbs.. on his near death scale. He started being home schooled because he couldn't go to school anymore. He recieved some treatment and put some weight on, now weighing at 134 lbs. Anyway, the point of my story is that it is incredibly sad t see so many young faces disappear before getting a taste of an independent life. My friend, for example, is on his way to a young death. He still uses heroin. No one can stop him. He is addicted and craves it.
What can we do to stop this madness? Why are so many teens choosing this route in life? Where are the parents?
2007-03-17 16:37:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Adolescent period is the time where curiosity stage is takes place. This will be the time to try all new things and do experiment... And when they out of parents sight that's the time for them to do all what they wanted. Parental guidance has a big part when it comes to children's behavior and becomes addictive to drugs.Its more hard when children are rebellious. Lack of guidance and poor relationship to parents are only few reasons for this. Not forgetting to mention the peer influence and the environment. Having a happy family and maintaining Good relationship could be one foundation for children not to indulge into such activities. The good and moral value should instill into their minds while still young so that they can carry that values outside of the home. The openness and closeness of the family member will be the way for them to be more expressive, so that they can easily handle problems which usually resulted to find that to others if its not met.
The environment is hard to control, but i still believed that, when a family have strong foundation and parents have really the love and care for their children, there is no delinquent adolescent. What had happened to your friend should be a mirror to young ones for them to have straight life and not to try anything that will soon affect their life.Good;uck.
2007-03-17 17:02:44 · answer #1 · answered by taurust_girl27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow- what a shame. I didn't think drugs were as much of a problem now than when I was in school. The only way to make change happen is to do something. And YES- where are the parents?!?!
2007-03-17 23:44:24 · answer #2 · answered by Lady in Pink 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my parents case, they were drinking, so today's teen's may have parents who are present, but how many of their parents are drinking, misusing prescription drugs, smoking pot, misusing diet pills as speed?
Even if parents do talk about drugs with their kids, how can they say, do as I say, not as I do, and expect teens to listen to them? Locally, a bunch of rich kids have been killing each other by getting drunk at parties at each others houses and driving their fancy cars off the road..until one or groups of them are dead.
2007-03-17 23:50:50 · answer #3 · answered by edith clarke 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents these days don't care anymore where their kids are, who they are with or what they are into !!! I am a mother of 2 girls...we are all very close....one is a teen and very socially active....BUT...I know all of her friends and their parents very well .... they never go anywhere without me , their father or another TRUSTED adult. I supervise everything in their lives. I'm not one of the fanatics that doesn't let their children watch R rated movies....they see more in school everyday....but I talk to them everyday about their life, friends, wants, needs, goals, etc..they often tell me when they've done something wrong before I even find out...when we disagree and we do, frequently and loudly...we walk away until everyone is calm and sit down and talk about it and work it out rationally often with some compromising...and most importantly I SPANKED MY CHILDREN....the youngest is 12 now and they are too old for spankings....now i take away things that they really want , or activities they want to attend...whatever works and you will know when it works.....................if every parent were as involved with their children as i am there would be a lot less of it....no parent is perfect, but you do actually have to get to know your child and everything about them , give them moral guidance and teach them to be responsible for their actions...no matter the cost ........you don't have to beat it out of them .......they want this type of relationship with you...they want to trust you and be able to talk to you about anything it's really not as hard as it sounds......
2007-03-18 00:08:43 · answer #4 · answered by backwoodscountrywoman 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Peer pressure or stress its a coping strategy I'm smoking weed right now
2007-03-17 23:41:20 · answer #5 · answered by KingK354 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are
1. stupid.
2. Their parents don't discuss with them about drug abuse or bother to check up on them, relying on the school, society to do it.
2007-03-17 23:44:03 · answer #6 · answered by kwilfort 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
brainless peer worshipping robotic lemmings who will do anything to "fit in" but all they do is check out.
2007-03-17 23:41:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋