Question

Write about a specific risk factor for substance abuse in your community that is being addressed with a resource in your community. Identify the resource and what it is doing to reduce the risk factor.

Answer 1

Today ,young people in our community often use cannabis as substance abuse.According to WHO,substance abuse refers to the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances,including alcohol and illicit drugs.Psychoactive substance use can lead to dependence syndrome_a cluster of behavioural cognitive,and physiological phenomena that developed after repeated substance use and that typically include a strong desire to take the drug,difficulties in controlling its use,persisting in its use despite harmful consequences,a higher priority given to drug use than to other activities and obligations,increased tolerence and sometimes a physical withdrawal state.There are strict rules and regulations existing against these type of substances,even if people get things from somewhere.Newspapers give worst news about drug abuse every day.I think the main risk factor is,the bad relationship.Good relationships will led to good deeds.Nowadays school children get these type of substances from somewhere near to school.These rackets make our new generation inactive and good for nothing.The plants of these substance are grown in hilly areas in unknown places.These areas should be fired,and keep under observation always.Counselling and classes should be taken in the schools about the consequences with the abuse.Parents should be educated to monitor their children,their rooms,bags and then way of talking for unusual behaviour