Question

What are the behavioral and environmental risk factors linked to the Adolescent students regarding Drug abuse and addiction, And what are the appropriate sources of data for epidemiological, behavioral, and environmental factors.

Answer 1

1. Familial risk factors :- these factors include childhood maltreatment , familial and parental substance abuse , marital status of parents , level of parental education , parents child relationship , and familial socioeconomic status . That is maltreated by family members to the child.

2. Physical and sexual abuse :- caused due to physical harm to the child leads to substance abuse . Whenever a child get abused at that he started these types of illigal acts like taking heroine , cocaine , drugs and alcohol .

3. Emotional abuse :- in most families intellectual and psychological functioning or development is Hindered . Due to that in any emotional or psychological pressure child get abused .

4. Neglect :- whenever an child healthcare giver neglects child does not provide necessities including health care , food , care and clothing. This may leads to substance abuse due to neglect by ithers .

5. Social risk factors :- popularity , Bullying and association with gangs at a small age or by parents cauese substance abuse to child.

6. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder :- it is characterized by inattention like forgetfulness and distractedness. In this condition child become hyperacte and due to that he can't control himself to do these types of abuses.

7. Depression :- main cause of substance abuse is depression. Depression is due to pressure on child of study or other things mind distress and family condition . This may affects childs and leads to abuse.

8. Gang affiliations :- in this group or gang imcludes people of criminal behaviour and illigal activities. These types of gangs distract child high consumption of alcohol and other things causes abuse in child .