adolecent drug use

As adolescent mature, they encounter variety of problems that are foreign to them. Whether these dilemmas can be resolved depend greatly on individuals' mental state, such as the ability to think and reason. A major concern in adolescent psychology is ways adolescent response to drug use. In past and present society, drugs are known to be a common way of dealing with such problems. While drugs are mostly used to cope with everyday situations, a …

…school, personality and adolescents' behavior. These variables will either directly or indirectly affect the adolescents' emotional state, which leads the adolescent into drug abuse if not treated properly. Although recent researches show that self-esteem is not strongly related to the severity of drug use (Lettieri and Ludford, 1981), individuals with low self-esteem will certainly have a higher drug motivation. Therefore, social program should also focus on the importance of self-esteem in conjunction with drug abuse treatment.