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Teenage Drug and Substance Abuse Help Guide
Teenage Drug and Substance Abuse Help Guide
Teenage Drug and Substance Abuse Help Guide
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Teenage Drug and Substance Abuse Help Guide

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Teenage drug and substance abuse help guide is a timely book which would be useful to all community members. Drug and substance abuse is a great destroyer of many lives especially the youth. All would agree that we need a drug and substance abuse-free world fit for human habitation.This guide will be of help to people of ages and professions across the board to curb this life threatening vice.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 14, 2014
ISBN9781310200489
Teenage Drug and Substance Abuse Help Guide
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Robert Mageto Nyakundi

My passion for writing was born from a tender age when I was in primary school. During those formative years I preferred plays, drama, poetry and pros. I used to write short plays which were acted on both in school and church. It was during high school and college years that my writing went a notch higher whereby I produced many literary works both for in-house local media publications. I developed passion for youth when I became a church youth leader, peer educator and counselor. I was also a school librarian for two and half years, an experience that propelled me to have an interest in young people. I am a graduate of information studies I have training in leadership, research, peer education and counseling. I have worked as youth leader, peer counselor, researcher, and a medical librarian among others. Working in these areas has given me an impetus to develop a guide on teen drug and substance abuse. I hope this guide will go along way in helping our young people get off this deadly behavior and practice with a potential to destroy productive generations and the world at large. This book is for everyone who cares enough for our young people and the society. Robert Mageto Nyakundi

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    Teenage Drug and Substance Abuse Help Guide - Robert Mageto Nyakundi

    Teenage Drug and Substance Abuse Help Guide

    Robert Mageto Nyakundi

    Copyright 2014 Robert N.

    Smashwords Edition

    DEDICATION

    This book is dedicated to our beloved children Cliff James, Shirley Deborah and Emmanuel Mageto. The book is also dedicated to all young people in the world including those that are struggling with drug and substance addiction. Our hope and trust is that one the battle against substance and drug addiction will finally be won.

    PREFACE

    The book Teenage Drug and Substance Help Guide was written for the sole purpose of addressing all teenage drug and substance abuse-related areas ranging from causes prevention, treatment and coping. The book has attempted to highlight holistic approach to all matters of teenage drug and substance abuse. Teenagers have been specifically addressed because of the transition period from childhood to adulthood and subsequent challenges they face. Due to their young age, teens could make many costly mistakes which include drug abuse during transitions. As observed, teenage population is very significant in the world population. The greatest concern is that if this significant population characterized by activity and productivity is not properly looked at, the society is bound to lose an entire generation to the given vices of drug and substance abuse, among others.

    This guide targets teenagers and young adults who are most vulnerable to drug and substance abuse. The publication will also be very helpful to parents, guardians, teachers, community leadership and governments. In this book important information is given that can help those that are not yet into drug and substance abuse and those that are in it. Teens and youth who are not yet in it will take the given precautions and avoid the experience while those that are in drug and substance abuse will seek help from the various suggested areas. All stake holders will get to know how to help the young people who are most affected by drugs to cope with the vice. The book will also act as a guide for relevant authorities tasked with drugs and substance related issues to take relevant steps in curbing or reducing the epidemic. This guide can also be used together with other relevant publications in addressing teenage drug and substance abuse comprehensively. When used together with other relevant literature the book will prove a very useful guide and manual in helping to have a drug-free society, especially among the most vulnerable groups of young people.

    Table of Contents

    DEDICATION

    PREFACE

    INTRODUCTION

    UNDERSTANDING TEENAGE ISSUES

    Underlying Teenage Problems

    Typical Characteristics of Teenagers

    PUTTING TEENAGE DRUG ABUSE INTO PERSPECTIVE

    Definition of Drugs

    Meaning of Drug and Substance Abuse

    Substance Abuse

    Some of the Drugs Commonly Abused by Teens

    Some Important Statistics

    DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE RISKS

    Personal Risk Factor

    Family Risk Factor

    Peer-Related Risk Factors

    School Related Risk Factors

    Work Related Risk Factors

    Community Related Risk Factors

    Parental Influence and Support

    Surrounding Environment

    Societal Influence

    Religious Beliefs and Practices

    School or Colleges

    EFFECTS OF TEENAGE DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

    Health-Related Effects

    School-Related Effects

    Accident- Related Effects

    Home Related Effects

    Risky Sexual Behavior

    Escalation of Violence and Crime

    Personal Developmental Effects

    Effects on Economic Growth and Development

    SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DRUG ABUSE

    Personality Changes

    Behavioral Changes

    Decreased Motivation

    Changes in Personal Appearance

    Home and Car Related Signs and Symptoms

    Health Related Signs and Symptoms

    Signs Related to School or Work

    PREVENTION OF TEENAGE DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

    Educating Teens on the Dangers of Drug Abuse

    Schools and other Learning Institutions

    Using the media to Prevent Drug Abuse

    Promotion of Health and Health Education

    Alternatives to Substance Abuse

    Positive Youth Development Attributes

    Protective Factors

    Community and Civic Society Involvement

    TREATMENT OF DRUG ABUSE

    COPING WITH DRUG CRAVINGS

    REACHING OUT FOR SUPPORT

    CONCLUSION

    REFERENCES

    INTRODUCTION

    Drug and substance abuse does not only pose significant health and developmental risks to an individual, but also to the whole society. Despite all the said risks, teenage drug and substance abuse is an issue that has not been given much attention or prominence by many. This is unlike other social aspects and practices that threaten not only human existence, but also stability.This issue should be given more attention because young people at their formative stage are extremely active, versatile and adventurous. If youths in their teens are not kept properly, disasters of great magnitude are bound to occur that would get out of control.Even as many think that another kind of disaster like a nuclear bomb, a natural catastrophe like earthquake or war may wipe out the human race, it could be the youth who are not carefully tended. Many have failed to recognize the enemy within in the form of drug and substances which are readily available for the youth to indulge in. Teenage drug abuse causes them not only to get into domestic crime, but also other crimes of international magnitude including drug trafficking and terrorism among others. Many young people are dropping out of school or college in their droves and are joining gangs who cause large-scale destruction through their actions which are largely influenced and motivated by drug and substance abuse. Some states or countries are devoting huge amounts of money for drug abuse-related prevention, treatment and rehabilitations. However, still many more societies are not giving such a matter the attention it deserves and this has left a huge gap or lacuna that has been exploited by the young generation in getting into drug use in large scale.There is a moving story about a young man who got hooked up in drugs and this testifies on the detrimental effects of the same. A 19 year old man confessed that he had tried on every drug that can be imagined of. The question is, when did

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