Generation Y Drug Abuse

Every generation is influenced by its period 's economic, political and social events. From the Great Depression to the civil rights and women 's movements to the advent of television and advanced computer technologies. Thus generational background/situation may also affect the way they work. The key is to be able to effectively address and take advantage of the differences in values and expectations of each generation in the workplace. The current work place consists of four different generations; The Baby Boomers (1946-1964) who are slowly retiring and existing the workforce, The Generation X (1965-1976), The Generation Y or millennia (1977-1997), and the Generation Z who are about to or are just entering the work force. Although these different generations tend to want similar things in a workplace their environment/background has shaped their character, values, and expectations (Hahn 2011).

Teenage drug abuse is an issue that can result from a wide variety of social influences, stressful events, and mental disorders. Drug abuse among adolescents is a troubling issue because it decreases focus, increases the chance of consistency in behavior during adulthood, increases the chances of developing emotional issues, permanently damages the brain, and damages tissues in every system that can lead to death. Previous scientific research has identified that social factors, including the media and peers, play an important role in psychological development and impact the adolescent's decision to start experimenting with substances (Botvin 888). Appropriate solutions for the teenage drug abuse issue already exist, but the only remaining

Girls don’t just simply decide to hate their bodies, society teaches them to. I think ads that show “perfect” models are creating insecurity and self-consciousness for teens. For example, “ads help limit our understanding of our worth and our full potential.” (SB pg. 126) The ads that show beautiful, slim, and flawless models make teens suffer from certain illnesses like anorexia.

In society, drugs have been the downfall for many people. There are many reasons that a person may use drugs such as: peer pressure, relief of stress, increased energy, to relax, to relieve pain, to escape reality, to feel more self esteem, and for recreation ("Drug addiction and drug abuse," 2011). What is it that causes the obsession and compulsion to use drugs? Why can some people stop and others go on to become addicts? Addiction is often now defined by the continuing, compulsive nature of the drug use despite physical and/or psychological harm to the user and society ("Drug addiction and drug abuse," 2011).

Substance abuse is known through most populations, particularly acknowledged in the lower economic class. Drug are becoming more popular in this day in time. Drugs are getting the attention of younger teenagers and adults. It is hard to determine if a person is using drugs or not. Substance abuse is a topic that has been spread in the society and is often look upon as the leftover of an inconsiderate acquisitiveness. As you can see on the news more parents are using heroin and other drugs such as cocaine to get a high and will pass out in front of their children. Therefore, heroin and synthetic opioids are driving a recent increase in cocaine-related abuse.

“People often share their unused pain relievers, unaware of the dangers of nonmedical opioid use. Most adolescents who misuse prescription pain relievers are given them for free by a friend or relative.” (ASAM) People are unaware of the danger that opioid addiction can cause and it only takes one time to get addicted. More people should be educated about this crisis. “In 2015, an estimated 21,000 adolescents had used heroin in the past year, and an estimated 5,000 were current heroin users. Additionally, an estimated 6,000 adolescents had heroin a heroin use disorder in 2014.” (ASAM) What excuse is there for adolescents to even come into contact with heroin. The public needs to be more informed of the drugs and what they can do to destroy someone’s

When young adults start using opioids, either in the form of heroin or painkillers, they do so without understanding the long-term consequences. By the time those consequences become a reality, those same young adults find themselves wrapped up in an insidious addiction. With any luck, they will find the strength to stop using and seek help from a treatment center that specializes in opioid addiction rehab. If you are a parent, this could be your child.

Did you know that there is 80 million apart of Generation Y? That’s a lot, it is said that Generation Y is the “laziest generation ever”. Known as entitled, disrespectful and even “wimps” by many; some people have different opinions. Some people from this generation can be hard working, and not the stereotypical “teens these days”. Generation Y is known as the “laziest generation”, that results in making generalizations about the generation as a whole, but there are many exception.

There is a rise of sex hormones traveling through the body and one thing most teenagers are pressured about is sex. Even some people are not considered “cool” unless they have had sex. With the sudden rise in profane lifestyles with the music, fashion, and advertisement sex is everywhere and teenagers are the easiest group of people to sell something to. They say that the later generations are maturing faster than the ones before them. They were pretty wild when I was in high school, I pretty much walked into people having sex in the stair case. I could not even fathom as to what they are doing today in those

In the last couple of years, according to the Centers for Prevention and Disease Control, teen substance abuse has declined. That’s the good news. The bad news is that teen use of heroin is skyrocketing, especially in the Midwest.

It has been discovered that most people who struggle with drug addiction began experimenting with drugs in their teens. Teenage drug abuse is one of the largest problems in society today and the problem grows and larger every year. Drugs are a pervasive force in our culture today. To expect kids not to be influenced by the culture of their time is as unrealistic as believing in the tooth fairy (Bauman 140). Teens may feel pressured by their friends to try drugs, they may have easy access to drugs, they may use drugs to rebel against their family or society, or they may take an illegal drug because they are curious about it or the pleasure that it gives them.

As human beings, we stay up to date with the most recent news articles and watch when statistics begin to rise. It’s great to see how many more young teens are graduating high school and college, and moving on with their lives. One of the most recent skyrocketing numbers however, is the heroin epidemic that we have going on. Is it becoming easier for kids to get their hands on the harder drugs? Are we going to being to see that after the legalization of other drugs kids want to experiment more and are now moving onto harder and more dangerous drugs? How are these young adolescent teens getting the drugs, and how are they finding out where to find them in their community? With this paper, I want people to think about what they can do to try

SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE “UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE WORK PLACE” ( Cited from Kapoor and Solomon 2011)

How many times have you felt that your parents don't understand you, that they have no respect for you as an individual? How often do you shake your head in frustration and blame it on the 'generation gap'? Parents! They are like aliens from another planet altogether! You and they are in different camps; strangers forced to live under the same roof Right? Wrong! There is a way of bridging what appears to be a yawning chasm. If you genuinely want to improve your relationship with your parents (and give them a big shock in the bargain!) try listening to them, treating them just like you would listen to a valued friend. Instead of always whining, 'You don't understand me", stop and think. Do we ever try and understand

Adolescence is often the time of change and overwhelming excitement. It is also the time of experimentation. Unknowingly, thousands of teens ruin their lives by experimenting with heroin. The drug provides a temporary high in exchange for a diminished immune system and damaged vital organs and after prolonged use, death. Those who survive heroin use have their entire world turned upside down. Heroin reduces the ability to focus which makes completing schoolwork nearly impossible. That explains why a study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that 31% of high school dropouts use or did use drugs. A lack of higher education has been proven to lower the individual’s income as high level jobs that require only high school education are nearly impossible to find. The combination of low income and expensive addiction is sad to see as the person will often resort to crime in order to obtain heroin. Heroin is also an illicit drug so by using it