Drugs-Cocaine

Drugs

Cocaine

In today’s society, the common problem among teenagers is the use of drugs. Teen age years is probably one of the most challenging periods of life. It is a stage of identity versus confusion – knowing oneself compared to losing oneself. Belonging and being accepted in a group is very important and being cool as well. Teens have been abusing cocaine for a number of reasons Lack of communication, Peer pressure, Finances, Brain damage and Health problems. Today it seems that cocaine abuse has become a serious problem in Trinidad mostly among teenagers. Therefore, we believe that measure should be put in place to prevent the abuse of cocaine on the younger generation.

Teenager’s abuse drugs from an attention level which is from poor communication between parents and teens. Lack of communication between children and parents, especially during teenage years does lead to causality of drug use. Many teenagers are unable to effectively communicate with their parents since neither group understands the other's needs. Parents appear too harsh to teenagers while teenagers appear to demanding to parents. When parents and teenagers are unable to effectively communicate about issues teenagers face, teenagers are left to seek advice from peers, who may influence them to take drugs. Parents should understand children's needs and vice versa, if drug abuse is to be eliminated. In the modern world, parents have put professional lives ahead of their families and delegated the role

of raising children to nannies and teachers. As a result, the children do not acquire much needed guidance on life's issues, and many end up taking drugs through peer influence. Lack of supervision from parents, who pursue their careers at the expense of their families, can therefore be blamed for the high number of drug abuse cases among teenagers. Parents should supervise their children at all times to avoid negative influence from peers. Because of the lack...