Drugs' Consequences

Drug has always been a major social problem in USA as well as around the world. Despite the law, drug use rate, especially among teenagers, is rising up. Bush administration report in 2006 showed that 9.8% of American kids between 12 and 17 years old used illegal drug in USA. Perhaps teenagers are still immature to handle peer pressure or to identify the tremendously devastating outcome of drug use.
American Academic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry mentioned those who came from family abuse background or from depressing life are most likely to obtain drug. When we live in a disturbing or a stressful lives, we become humble for peace. Teenagers, instead of dealing with stress in a right way, depend on drug as if drug is the only way to vanish all the despair in reality. Plus, the additional peer pressure and lack of parental supervision even provoke more opportunities in drugs.
On physical affect, drug addicts suffer from fatigue, lack of enthusiasm and some other damages to brain and internal organs. For example, Steroid harms the hormone system, fertility, liver and heart. Also due to the dysfunctional brain, they decrease their motivation and interest in daily life. The capacity of consciousness declined in maintaining their daily routines which are usually coherent with restlessness, sudden weight change and moodiness. More severe addiction leads to memory loss, depression and sleeping problems; Therefore, addicts are usually hostile to their family and lost concentration on school work. They even have higher risk in violence, sex abuse or pregnancy since their ability of self-control reduces. As the result, in contrast to what the family and the society expect for, they become burdens and criminals not only to people around them but also to themselves. They are criticized and rejected by the society and that is one of the reasons why many teenagers commit suicide at such a young age.
Moreover, drug is a dangerous path leading to terminal illnesses such as HIV. Study showed that nearly 13000 people in USA died from HIV in 2005, especially those who had drug abuse. When mesmerizing by drug, drug addicts lose their alertness. They randomly have sex or use the same needles with HIV positive victims, which are very common ways to receive HIV.
Hence, the best way to stay healthy and alert is avoiding drugs and critically thinking the consequences rather than one-time satisfaction that drug can bring. Parents and the community should create a warm and concerning environment for drug addicts because they need encouragement to rehabilitate and to prolong their lives, not additional stress.