1. Ch. 17 Preventing Drug Abuse Section 2

2. Ch. 17 Preventing Drug Abuse Section 2 Factors Affecting Drug Abuse
Objectives: -Evaluate how family, friends, and personal factors can influence an individual’s decisions about drugs. Risk Factors: Why do some people abuse drugs?

3. Ch. 17 Preventing Drug Abuse Section 2 Factors Affecting Drug Abuse
Risk Factors? Why do some people abuse drugs? - as a way of coping with life’s problem’s and stresses -because their friends use -They like the feeling of the “high” A number of factors make it either more or less likely that a teen will abuse drugs. They include family factors, social factors and personal factors.

4. Ch. 17 Preventing Drug Abuse Section 2 Factors Affecting Drug Abuse
Family Factors: -Scenario on pg. 434 If a teen is considering using and: -they feel no one at home will notice / or care -there are no consequences (alienated or troubled relationships at home already). -other family members use / abuse drugs -no healthy support system

5. Ch. 17 Preventing Drug Abuse Section 2 Factors Affecting Drug Abuse
Social Factors: Scenario on pg. 435 Peer Groups- being “part of the crowd” -introduced to drugs by friends and wanting to fit in. Role Models- sports figures, musicians and entertainers who minimize the effects of drug or never seem to have consequences for their actions.

6. Ch. 17 Preventing Drug Abuse Section 2 Factors Affecting Drug Abuse
Competitive Pressure: -painkiller abuse to continue to play Consider the testing professional athletes and Olympic competitors have to submit to.

7. Ch. 17 Preventing Drug Abuse Section 2 Factors Affecting Drug Abuse
Personal Factors: Scenario on pg Using to escape negative feelings, stresses or low self-esteem. What can be done to prevent drug abuse? Just because these risk factors exist in a teen’s life it does not mean drug abuse is the only conclusion. Protective factors is a factor that reduces a person’s potential for harmful behavior. Having strong protective factors in your life will help you stay drug free.

8. Ch. 17 Preventing Drug Abuse Section 2 Factors Affecting Drug Abuse
Family Factors: -strong family bonds -parental awareness of a teen’s social activities and peer group -clear rules that are consistently enforced Social Factors: -having strong bonds to school and other community institutions -associating with peer groups who are drug free -having friends who are supportive and accepting

9. Ch. 17 Preventing Drug Abuse Section 2 Factors Affecting Drug Abuse
Personal Factors: -a commitment to success in academics and extracurricular activities -a personal belief that drug abuse is unacceptable.