Health Promotion Intervention On Alcohol or Substance Abuse

Health Promotion Intervention on Alcohol or Substance Abuse
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Health Promotion Intervention on Alcohol or Substance Abuse
People use substances to gratify their desire or to be able to execute their duties properly.
Alcohol and substance abuse have been widely in society for over a very long time despite it
having deadly impacts later on. According to Santor & Kusumakar (2000), youths are the most
affected in this. This has been contributed to by the media that they are exposed to, the modelling
they get from the elderly in society, and the influence they get from their fellow peers.
Topic area
The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) carried out a drug and substance impact
assessment among youths aged between 12 and 17 years in the United States of America. The
results obtaine3d from the study indicated that the usage of drugs increased by 17% between
1993 and 1994. It was also discovered that ninety-one teenagers aged between12 and 17 died of
drug and substance abuse in 1993 (The Office of Applied Studies, 1994).
Population focus
The impacts of drug and substance abuse include hopelessness, improper developmental
patterns, laziness, absent-mindedness, and other mental malfunctions related to substance abuse
among teenagers. The use of drugs among teenagers are in greater danger than adults as youths
are still developing, and any character trait embraced at this stage of life has far-reaching impacts
later on in their lives. Marijuana had a direct and far-reaching impact on youths as it was a
significant cause of short-memory, deferred psychomotor skills, amongst other developmental
traits (Bureau of Justice and statistics, 1992).
Setting
The school environment provides an ample array from which data could be collected. The
school presents a forum through which many developmental parameters can be assessed. The
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presence of peers and fellow students coming from different family set-ups makes it an even
better resource centre. Besides personal adversities, youths' abuse of drug could have been
instigated by even their teachers or even parents (Nowinski, 1990).
Intervention
Drug and substance abuse is singlehandedly the reason for the existence of most crimes
in society. This has, therefore, necessitated the looking for appropriate measures to curb the vice
of drug abuse. This has been achieved through; providing education to the public on the effects
associated with using these drugs, community policing, reducing drug availability, among many
other measures. Janet Harrison (1990) introduced a life skill lesson that emphasized the impacts
of using drugs. As a result of that the usage of alcohol reduced by 13% in that year.
Areas of potential inequality
There exists a real relationship between drug misuse and felony. The engagement of
many youths in this vice shall consequently result in derailed morals. This has reflected not only
how the youths carry out their day to day activities but also on their overall academic
performance. This has been particularly one of the leading reasons for the increase in sexual
abuse experienced in society (Hawkins et al. 1987).
Factors involved in assessment
Various factors have contributed to the indulgence of drug and substance abuse.
According to Mugenda & Mugenda (2003), these factors include; peer influence, parental
misguidance and other internal attributes like stress. Abuse of drugs results in many negative
things on the user. These include making a blurred judgement, hallucinating, addiction, short
memory and even contracting chronic diseases
Planning model
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Drugs and substances have been abused for over a long period. Continuous usage of these
drugs led to drug dependence, consequently leading to addiction. Meyer (1996) described
alcohol to be a central stimulant of the human nervous system. He added that Alcoholism could
lead to a chronic sickness having heritable, social, and psychological aspects inducing its growth.
The ailment is frequently advanced and lethal. Its presence is indicated by weakened ability
overdrinking, fixation of alcohol. Such patient becomes so addicted to alcohol that they can
almost not survive without it.
The World Health Organization (1957) defined drug abuse as a state of the repetitive
introduction of toxins substances into the body due to repetitive intake of these substances. To
reduce the intensity of the problems associated with using these drugs, the health sector laid a
strategy of spreading awareness, availing life skill lessons to the youths, and providing
rehabilitation programs.
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Catalano, R. F., & Hawkins, J. D. (1996). The social development model: A theory of antisocial
behavior. In J. D. Hawkins (Ed.), Cambridge criminology series. Delinquency and crime:
Current theories (p. 149–197). Cambridge University Press.
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1996-98939-004
Mugenda, O. M., & Mugenda, A. (2003). Factors leading to moral decadence.
Nowinski, J. (1990). Substance abuse in adolescents and young adults: A guide to treatment.
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Perry, S. W. (2004). American Indians and Crime: A BJS statistical profile, 1992-2002.
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Santor, D. A., Messervey, D., & Kusumakar, V. (2000). Measuring peer pressure, popularity,
and conformity in adolescent boys and girls: Predicting school performance, sexual
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significant cause of short-memory, deferred psychomotor skills, amongst other developmental

traits (Bureau of Justice and statistics, 1992).

instigated by even their teachers or even parents (Nowinski, 1990).

Areas of potential inequality

abuse experienced in society (Hawkins et al. 1987).

Factors involved in assessment

memory and even contracting chronic diseases

almost not survive without it.

behavior. In J. D. Hawkins (Ed.), Cambridge criminology series. Delinquency and crime:

Current theories (p. 149–197). Cambridge University Press.

Mugenda, O. M., & Mugenda, A. (2003). Factors leading to moral decadence.

New York: Norton.

Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of

Justice Statistics. https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/american-indians-

World Health Organization. (2000). Guide to drug abuse: epidemiology.

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