Teenage drug abuse is one of the major international concerns that we are facing today. For many teenagers, getting high on drugs is their way of getting into the “in-crowd”. That is, teenage drug abuse is often rooted in their concept of social acceptance. If you smoke a joint with them, or drink an insane amount of alcohol at a party, or maybe use some other substance to be able to stay up all night partying in some desert somewhere, then you are considered “cool.” That is one of the myths that teenagers feed each other to foster a sense of exclusivity – “If you don’t/can’t use drugs, then you are not cool and therefore an outcast.” Teenage drug abuse may also be rooted in the concept of challenge. There is a fallacy floating around that if you are not able to handle drugs, then you are weak. Given this, teenagers begin using drugs in an effort to prove themselves.
It is also very possible that teenagers are abusing performance-enhancing drugs. There are many teenage drug abuse cases that suggest that student athletes take performance-enhancing drugs in order to make the cut or sustain their position in the team – to them, their sport is their life.
In this section of the site, we will be providing you with articles on teenage drug abuse – how it affects lives, and how to approach the situation should you suspect that your teenage loved one abuses drugs.
