Drugs And Alcohol Is Becoming A Common Matter Among Young...

Drugs and alcohol are becoming a common matter amongst young adolescents worldwide. As drugs and alcohol are becoming more popular to the extent where their occurrence is â€Å"normal† and becoming more socially acceptable especially, youth demographic. Adolescents have been known to be very poor at assessing hazards and are overly optimistic on their ability to avoid putting themselves in situations that make them feel threatened. Yet a significant barrier adolescents seem to have a problem with is peer pressure because they are just beginning to learn about who they are, and what their belief systems are. They can be easily influenced, especially if they have a strong desire to fit into certain groups, and they are becoming more and more†¦show more content†¦All these listed above are reasons why people experiment with these types of substances. Drug and alcohol abuse is becoming more frequent and the demand is growing at a rapid rate as adolescents are trying diffe rent substances because the popularity rate of drugs and alcohol seems to attract individuals by the effect of a false acceptance and the easy availability to get these substances. â€Å"Social factors are still consistently being implicated to younger students as a cause of vulnerability to alcohol and drugs use and abuse† (ScienceDaily,2014). In this term of work that has been conducted over a 10-week period has identified and outlined significant issues and problems that have been occurring in our peer group and is a rising concern for younger peer groups on the use and misuse of drugs and alcohol. Because of this our year 11A health education class had gone around to year 11 students and conducted an anonymous survey regarding their thoughts and morals on drinking and taking drugs. As well as making year 11 students participate in a health expo our class prepared for as peers should know the consequences and outcome drug and alcohol abuse can have and because it should be highly educated in schools to promote healthier social decisions. Objective The aim of this