Why do you think certain kids get into drugs?

Question

We all know that the stereotypical teenage drug addict wasn't "raised right" or "didn't know the consequences" but why do you think that some kids who do have good parents, who do get involved in school activities, who do hang out with the "right group", why do some of these kids get into drugs? what are the reasons behind the kids you would never expect to do such a thing. the kids who knew the consequences, who didn't have esteem issues, why do you think those kids ended up the way they do?

Answer 1

They are bored. I honestly think experimenting it a part of life. It's just when we were babies everything around us was new and wanted to tasted and touch and experiance it. It's the same thing for teens, they are suddenly in this new world where they want test the waters and experiance what the world has to offer. And sadly some of what the world has to offer is drugs. You can tell kids to stay away and show them what it does to people, but until they see it for themselves, experiance it for themselves their curiousity won't be satisfied. I think most teens will deal with drugs in one way or another before the age of 18 and most will choose to turn away, but there are a few who find it exciting and/or addictive and don't stop. Those are the kids who have bad upbringings, where abused and/or are just generally bored with life.

Answer 2

Drugs can be fun when you first start out and most kids believe that addiction will never happen to them, it only happens to poor kids or kids who's parents didn't care about them or neglected them for some reason. It's not going to happen to Us is their mentality and until they get addicted do they believe that it CAN and Does happen to their type of people. Also I think that sometimes they have issues that aren't apparent to the naked eye. Most anorexic teens come from good families where the parent's work, take care of their children spent time with them and are there for them, In fact it's sometime that the parent is to involved with their child's life that makes the child think that the parent wants them to be prefect and not to make mistakes. Drugs like not eating are a way to control you're life when you feel that you don't have control. When a person stops eating to "lose" weight they don't' think that they'll get to the point where weight become a matter of life and death. They just want to control the one thing that's totally in their control. Eating of not eating is something that's in their control, to use drugs or not to use drugs is something that's totally in their control. What the consequences are they really aren't dealing with at the time that they make that decision to use or not use.

Answer 3

Speaking from experience i believe its a social thing something different maybe or maybe peer pressure. I was always popular at school had good grades played alot of sport and am now studying chiropractic however when i was 18 a few friends of mine were doin e and asked me if i wanted to try it had never occured to me to even take drugs but i said yes remind you 1 of these ppl owns there own business and the other two are property investers so there not bad people but of course one drug leads to the next. Socially its still apart of our lives 4 years on. Im not saying im proud of it but im just an example of a well bought up girl who incedently did do drugs for no reason at all.
My advice is if u expect a child to to on drugs dont just confront them because they will deny it but maybe talk with them about the risks hinting you know something is wrong and hopfully they make the right dissecion

Answer 4

I'm fifteen years old and live on the north shore of Long Island, New York in a town of 5,000 people. Almost everybody in my high school smokes pot. There's a simple reason why: boredom. There is absolutely nothing to do in my tiny town! So teenagers resort to drugs, alcohol, and criminal mischief (a really fun activity is "lawn ornament hunting").

Another reason that I've considered taking drugs: it's high school. I'll probably do drugs eventually; I want to be able to tell my kids that I did it in high school, not two weeks ago with their Uncle Steve.

Besides, I disagree with the illegality of marijuana. It's not physically addicting and it's impossible to overdose on. If marijuana is illegal, I think that tobacco should be illegal. Which is more harmful? You tell me.

Caffeine and alcohol are also drugs; why don't we outlaw them?

Answer 5

as a results of fact they're idiots. I artwork in an marketplace that has workers who're constantly severe or maybe on harder drugs. unhappy section is, they are in a position to somewhat kill somebody interior the approach. i will easily say I even have not at all tried smoking or any unlawful drugs. I not often ever drink (social on nighttime out with spouse or pals) - haven t been under the impact of alcohol in years. I don t understand why human beings do drugs, perhaps their existence is so undesirable it s the only way for them to administration. So unhappy! i like my thoughts cells and that i decide to maintain them. I see no purpose for unlawful drugs are ncluding dumb *** or that all and sundry is attempting to legalize. What Idiots!!!!!

Answer 6

Peer pressure even though they know right from wrong,they think they are impressing their friends,some good get just get bored of being so good all the time,they feel like there missing out on something,its so sad but happens all the time,and its the smart good kids who always end up getting hurt the most when it comes to doing drugs,they want to be "cool" so much they'll try anything.

Answer 7

I first tried drugs because they seemed so hush hush, so abstract, but i soon realized that they had plenty of benefits(Which i don't necessarily still believe in.) like make me feel better when sad or make me experience a feeling i couldn't normally gain from reality. They were fun and available. I think that its an experience that i wouldn't give up for anything. but your looking at drugs like there morally wrong there not! They are a choice and they are not all negative.
People have been told how to think of drugs and life but, we need to make up or own minds.

Answer 8

well let me tell you a lil something...i was one of those kids...loving mom, stable dad...and yet when it came down to it, i just had a self destructuive streak in me. it wasnt my family situation...whos dad could have been there a lil more, whos mom could have been more of a teacher to their kid...everyone's parents are imperfect...for me it was a social thing. i had big breasts pretty early and got picked on by the other kids...i was dressed always very nicely and got picked on by other kids...its the little things that made me want to be more socially accepted. kids were using pot, so later in life i started to use pot and drink, then the up and comers and club goers were using exstacy and coke and acid...so i used all those things...before i knew it...i was using all those things all too often...next thing you know i was practicaly a beautiful train wreck...no one would have known the level of my addictions cause i put up a good front...

Answer 9

Tobacco is probably the single most significant indicator that someone will go on to have a serious drug problem.

Pot used to be called 'the gateway' drug, because people thought if you tried that you'd try anything. But statistics show that nearly 100% of heavy drug users started on tobacco.

I think that parents who smoke, and who insist it isn't a problem, set their children up for denial about drugs in general.

I am aware this answer will annoy smokers, but statistics are statistics. Nearly 100% of heavy drug users are tobacco smokers.

I'm going to guess that not one person who thumbed me down checked out those links. Truth is hard for smokers.

Answer 10

Because some of us are risk-takers and experimenters. There are many personality types: Why would one person drive a car fast in the rain at night in heavy traffic? Why would another drive 5 miles below the speed limit?

Personality. Not upbringing.