... to a variety of diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B and C that could be transmitted from sexual relationships, sharing of needle, malnutrition etc Such a state of high attitude towards drug use could lead the individual to low commitment to school or work, low self-esteem and poor personality characteristics. Personal hygiene will degenerate and they tend to have low religiosity or no ideologies at ... to interpersonal relationships. To top it all up family and academic staff call for academic achievement. Thu the adolescent tend to rebel and to foster a negative attitude towards the schoo...

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... . Despite our strong cultural expectations which encourage this rampant drug use, we continue to rely on the law to solve the drug problem. Today, one popular technique is closing down high-drug use establishments, the most prevalent in our country being nightclubs. These exist for people's pleasure, and serve as a site of experimentation and enjoyment; in many different ways. People ... elsewhere. And they can be -- because drugs produce the same effects regardless of where they are ingested. Our world is full of nightclubs and other establishments that attract and contain high amounts...

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• Grade Level: High School

... away from more important concerns and goals they become addictions. My personal experience backs up this idea. When I was a senior in high school I fell in love with a girl for the first time. My mind was clouded and my eyes were blinded by this new found emotion. Certain ... areas of my school work and grades degraded dramatically as I could not fully focus on what was important. I finally made the varsity basketball team and ... love" (Schaeffer 1987). When we love, we may naturally feel this way, but it should be balanced by a healthy appreciation of our independence and self-worth ...

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... to cope with pressures from study, teachers and parents whilst attempting to establish peer relations while trying to come to terms with their changing bodies, sexual identity and forthcoming independence. It is during this period that an adolescent can adopt behaviours, which become a means of coping or adaptation to their changing world. One destructive behaviour that adolescents employ ... influence against the use drugs is a step in prevention of destructive behaviour. Communities are also an integral factor in minimising drug abuse issues. Community based programs which place a hig...

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