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DrugAdditionamongYoungPeopleinAustralia1
DrugAdditionamongYoungPeopleinAustralia
September20th,2016
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TableofContents
DrugAdditionamongYoungPeopleinAustralia1
1.Introduction3
2.Body4
2.1ReasonsforAustralianyoungpeople’sdrugaddiction4
2.1.1Developmentalfactors4
2.1.2Environmentalfactors5
2.2Healthconsequencesofdrugaddiction6
2.2.1Changebrainfunctions6
2.2.2HealthProblems7
3.Governmentsolutionstotackledrugaddiction7
3.1Education7
3.2Treatment8
3.3Lawenforcement9
4.Conclusion9
References11
1.Introduction
InAustralia,theuseandabuseofillegaldrugscreatesanillegalmarketwhichisestimatedtobeworthA$6.7billion,makingitadauntingsocial,legalandhealthissue.AccordingtotheAustralianInstituteofHealthandWelfare,over60%percentofAustralianpeoplehadneverusedillegalsubstances,buttherewere14.7%ofAustralian’sillicitdrugwereusedbythoseagedat14andoverinthelastyear.AnincreasingnumberofAustralianyoungpeoplearenowaddictedtodrugsandtheyaredependentbothphysicallyandpsychologicallyonvarioustypesofdrugs,suchasheroin,benzodiazepines,tobacco,cocaineandLSDandmagicmushrooms.Drugaddictioniscomplicatedandhurtfulbecauseitcannotonlydamageyoungpeople’shealth,butalsoinfluencetheirmentalhealthandsocialconnections.
ThemainpurposeofthisreportistoresearchdrugaddictionamongAustralianyoungpeoplebyproposingthreeresearchquestions.Thisreportcomprisesofthreemainsectionswitheachsectiondealingwithoneresearchquestion.ThefirstpartwillidentifythereasonsfortheoccurrencedrugaddictionamongyoungpeopleinAustralia.Aswhatfollows,itwillanalyzethehealthconsequencescausedbydrugaddiction.Thethirdsectionwillexaminethegovernmentsolutionstosolvedrugaddictionproblem.
2.Body
2.1ReasonsforAustralianyoungpeople’sdrugaddiction
Drugaddictionisachronicdiseasecausedbypeople’slegalorillegaluseofmedicationanddrugoveralongperiodoftime.TherearemanyfactorsleadingtodrugaddictionamongyoungpeopleinAustralia,includingbothdevelopmentalfactorsandenvironmentalfactors.
2.1.1Developmentalfactors
Thetypicalagerangefordrugaddictionisbetween15to30yearsold,astagewherepeopledevelopsthefastest(Collinsetal.,2007).Thoughitispossibleforpeopleatanyagetogetaddictedaftertakingdrugs,theearlierthedrugusebegins,themorelikelyitproceedstoaddiction(Grichting&Barber,2009).Thisisparticularlytrueforteensbecauseattheirage,brainsthatmakejudgment,decisionsandcontroloverthemselvesarestilldeveloping.Thus,youngpeoplearequitevulnerabletoavarietyofillegalthings,druguseincluded.Itallstartsinschoolsusuallyteenagersaremorepronetotrydrugs.Firstitcomespsychologicallyandandthenphysicallyfro
mthe“want”to“need”.Forinstance,teenagersmayfirsttrydrugsjusttotasteofwhatislikeoutofcuriosity,experimentationorwantingtotakerisks(Schachter,2012).Teenagersareattheagewherenewthingsintriguethemandtheydesiretotrynewthings.Itisnotthattheydonotknowtheconsequencesoftakingdrugs,buttheycannothelpthemselvestakingthesecondandthirdtimeaftertakingthefirst.Theyarenotawareofthepowerofdrugsingettingpeopleaddictedandaddictedtodrugunintentionally.Oncetakingthem,mostyoungpeoplecannotcontrolthemselvesbecausetheirbrainsarenotmatureenoughforthemtobattleagainstthepleasant sensationdrugbringstothem.Butwhentheygetold,drugaddictionwillhavealreadydestroyedthemincertainways.Therefore,youngpeopleareaddictedtodrugsbecausetheyarestillinadevelopingperiodwhentheycannotcontrolthemselvesintryingnewthingsandalsocannotcontroloncetheywanttotrythesecond,thirdtime,andfinallygetaddictedtodrugs.
2.1.2Environmentalfactors
Externallyspeaking,therearemayenvironmentalfactorswhichleadingtoyoungpeople’saddictiontodrugs,whichincludepressurefromschoolandparentsandinfluencefromtheirpeers.
Pressurefromschoolsandparentsoftencauseyoungpeopletoresorttodrugsasawaytorelaxandrelievethemselves.Youngpeoplearenowplacedhighexpectationsbytheirparentswhoalsoimposemorepressureonthoseyoungpeople’sacademicstudies.Schools,asaninstitutionforthemtolearn,donotimplementmanyactivitiestohelpstudentstoreleasethosepressure.AccordingtotheNationalDrugStrategyHouseholdSurvey,therewereapproximately73%oftheadolescentsreportedheavystressfromparentsandacademicstudiesbeingthemajorreasonfortheirdrugabuse(Maxwell&Davey,2010).Someofthemusuallychooseawrongwaytosolvethat.Whentheyusedrugs,theymayfeelbettertemporarilyandcontinueabusingdrugstokeepthembeingonaconstanthighstate.Hence,manyyoungpeopleinAustraliausedrugstoactasashort-termfixforthestressandpressuretheyareunder.
Inadditiontopressurefromschoolandparents,therearemanyyoungpeopletakingdrugsandbecomeaddictedduetotheinfluenceoftheirpeergroups.AsstatedbyMaxwellandDavey(2010),thebiggestgroupofdrugaddictsarestudentsinthattheyfirstgetofftheirfamiliesandtheyarenotunderparents’controlanymore.Giudice(2004)foundthatyoungpeopleopttodrugsbecausetheywanttofitintothepeergroupheorsheis,andthereissomeoneormanyhavealreadybeenaddictedtodrugs.Manyyoungstersmightfeeltheneedtofollowwhatevertheirfriendsaredoingandgivingintopeerpressureinordertofitinandbeconsidered‘cool’enoughtobeacceptedintoasocialgroup.Thissuggeststhatyoungpeopletakedrugsbecausethepeersaretakingthemandtheydonotwanttobesociallyleftout.Hence,adolescentstrydrugsandtakethemtoundertheinfluenceoftheirpeergroups.
Allinall,therearebothdevelopmentalfactorsandenvironmentalfactorsexplainingthereasonswhyAustralianyoungpeoplebecomeaddictedtodrugs.Duetothefactthatyoungpeopleareatastageofbraindeveloping,theymayhavelittlecontroloverthemselvesandbecuriousaboutnewthings.Besides,stressfromschoolsandparentsandalsoinfluenceoftheirpeers,canleadstoAustralianyoungpeople’sdrugaddiction.
2.2Healthconsequencesofdrugaddiction
Therearesomedauntingfactsaboutaboutdrugabuse.Therearemorethan527,000costlyemergencyroomstakenupbyillicitdruguserseachyearduetodrugrelatedproblemsand26%ofthemareyoungpeopleagebetween15to30.Inaddition,morethan1/3ofstateprisonpopulationincreasearedrugoffenders.Thosestatisticsindicatedthattheabuseofdrugcanleadtoseriousphysicalandpsychologicalconsequences.AccordingtoXXX,illegaldruguseaccountsfor1/4deathsinAustralia.Thosewhoaredependentondrugsareathigherrisksofunintentionalinjuries,accidents,domesticviolence,medicalproblemsanddeath().Thefollowingpartidentifiesthreehealthrelatedconsequencesofdrugaddictionincludingchangingofbrainfunctionsandhealthissues,asdetailedbelow.
2.2.1Changebrainfunctions
Undoubtedly,drugsarechemicalsandduetodifferentchemicalstructuresdifferentdrugembodies,theeffectonthebodycanalsovary.Asamatteroffact,somedrugscauseschangestoaperson’sbodyandbraininawaysthatlastlongevenifthepersonstopstakingdrugs.Thechangecanbepermanent.Theentranceofdrugintohumanbodycanalsobeinanumberofdifferentways,suchasinhalation,injectionandingestion.Differentmethodsofdrugenteringhumanbodyalsoexertsdifferentinfluencesonhealth.Forinstance,whendrugsareinjected,theygodirectlytothebloodstreamcausingimmediateeffectswhileingestionrequiresthedrugtopassthroughthedigestivesystemdelayingtheeffects(Hughesetal.,2010).However,althoughtheeffectsmaydifferaccordingtodifferentchemicalstructureanddifferentusingmethodofthedrug,themajorityofdrugstargetthebrain’srewardsystemdirectlyorindirectlybyfloodingthecircuitwithdopamine(Maxwell&Davey,2010).Asaneurotransmitterinthebrain,dopamineplaystheroleofregulatingmovement,emotionandcognition.Thus,whendrugsenterthebrain,theyactonthebrainwhichchangesthewaybrainperforms.Inaviciouscircle,thesechangesgiverisetocompulsivedruguse,thebeginningofaddiction.
2.2.2HealthProblems
Themostfar-reachingconsequenceofdrugaddictionisthatitisinapositiontoendangeralmosteveryorganinhumanbody.Firstly,theuseofdrugscanweakentheimmunesystemconsequentlymakingthebodybemoresusceptibletoinfections.Secondly,cardiovascularproblemscanalsobecausedbydrugaddiction,suchasabnormalheartrateandevenheartattacks.Thirdly,injectionofdrugsresultincollapsedveinsandmakingbloodvesselsandheartvalveseasilyinfected.Fourthly,nausea,vomitandabdominalpaincanalsoresultfromdrugabuse.Fifthly,whentakingdrugs,theliverwillbeoverloadedtofunctionharderwhichleadstoliverfailureordamagestoliver.Sixthly,drugaddictionalsocontributestoseizuresandstroke.
Tosumup,healthrisksthatcausedbydrugaddictionincludethechangeofhowbrainfunctionsindecision-making,emotionandmovement;andhealthproblemssuchasweakeningofimmunesystems,cardiovascularproblems,liverfailureandstroke.
3.Governmentsolutionstotackledrugaddiction
Withagrowingrealizationofthesevereconsequencesofdrugaddiction,theAustraliangovernmenthasundertakenmanyendeavorstodealwiththisissue.
3.1Education
TheAustraliangovernmenthaslaunchedsensiti
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