drugs Essays (544 words) - Substance Abuse, Psychiatric Diagnosis

RA 9165 or Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 approved on January 23, 2002, is an act instituting the comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002.It establishes the Dangerous Drugs Board, which is the policy-making and strategy-formulating body in the planning and formulation of policies and programs on drug prevention and control. Dangerous Drugs Board is a Philippine government agency that makes policies, strategies and programs on drug prevention and control. Drug is any substance that the body of a living organism absorbs, that alters normal bodily function. Prescribed drugs, Regulated Drugs, Prohibited Drugs are three classifications of drugs. Prescribed drugs are a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained. Regulated Drugs are specific drugs that are controlled by the Food and Drug Association. Lastly, Prohibited drugs are drugs that are prohibited by the government to use. Different examples of prohibited drugs are Marijuana, Opium, Methamphetamine and Shabu. These kinds of drugs can lead to addiction or drug abuse. There are so many bad effects this taking these drugs; one of this is addiction, which will lead you in making your life miserable. Environment, peer pressure, individual problems and depression are the factors that lead younger generation today in taking these prohibited drugs. Drug used is the increasing problem among teenagers in today's high schools. Most drug use begins in the preteen and teenage years, these years most crucial in the maturation process. Drugs are readily, adolescents are curious and venerable, and there is peer pressure to experiment, and there us a temptation to escape from conflicts. The use of drugs by teenagers is the result of a combination of factors such as peer pressure, curiosity, and availability. Drugs addiction among adolescents in turn leads to depression and suicide. One of the most important reasons of teenage drug usage is peer pressure. Peer pressure represents social influences that effect adolescents; it can have a positive or a negative effect. These may include depression fatigue, withdrawal symptoms and even physical accidents. Drug addiction leads to poor work performance and destructs family life in the society the cost of drug abuse is very high. It reduces work efficiency and productivity due to absenteeism in work. Many road accidents are caused by drug addicts who put their lives and those around them in danger. Neighborhoods with drug activities are involved in drug related violence and crimes, which disrupt peaceful neighborhoods. Many jobless and homeless people in the community are either drug addicts or mentally unstable. The problems of teenage drug use, depression and suicide are evident in our society. These are very real and threatening issues that have to be dealt with. Going into the 21st century we have to face to problems of our future generations. There are many non-profitable organizations that help teenagers to cope with drug use. There are help lines, community services that offer information about drugs, and individual counseling is available almost in every education institution. There is help available to those who seek it. Would we ever be able to live in a drug free environment? Could we ever educate our future generations so those drug problems would be non-existent? Hopefully the answer is yes.