Factors Influencing Substance Abuse Amongst Teenagers

Paper Summary:

This article provides an in-depth analysis of the problem of substance abuse amongst teenagers. In the first chapter the paper discusses the problem and steps which lead to substance abuse and the factors involved. It also explains the reasons for the study and why it is so crucial. The second chapter reveals information from a variety of studies regarding factors influencing substance abuse amongst adolescence such as race, ethnicity, social identity theory, social environment, etc.

Outline:
Chapter 1:
Introduction
Scope of Problem
Importance of the Study
Rationale of the Study
Overview of the Study
Chapter 2:
The Breath and Prevalence of Adolescent Substance Abuse

From the Paper:

"The gateway drug hypothesis assumes that individuals progress from a lower-stage drug to the next higher-stage drug in a sequence. According to Kandel (2002), individuals are unlikely to proceed to a drug stage without having first tried a lower-stage drug; however, most individuals are likely to stop at an early stage without progressing through the whole sequence. This author adds that, "The Gateway Hypothesis implies that the sequence of drug use onsets is universal and that the most important individual differences are differences in the end stage that is reached by different persons" (Kandel, 2002, p. 20)."

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