as being undesirable. Everyone would agree about some social problems, such
as murders and DWI traffic deaths. Other social problems may be viewed as such
by certain groups of people. Teenagers who play loud music in a public park
obviously do not view it as a problem, but some other people may consider it an
undesirable social condition. Some nonsmokers view smoking as an undesirable
social condition that should be banned or restricted in public buildings.
There are many social problems that teenagers go threw. Drugs and
Teenagers Drug use is the increasing problem among teenagers in todays high
schools. Most drug use begins in the preteen and teenage years, these years
most crucial in the maturation process. During these years adolescents are faced
with difficult tasks of discovering their self identity, clarifying their sexual roles,
assenting independence, learning to cope with authority and searching for goals
that would give their lives meaning. Drugs are readily, adolescents are curious
and venerable, and there is peer pressure to experiment, and there us a
temptation to escape from conflicts. The use of drugs by teenagers is the result
of a combination of factors such as peer pressure, curiosity, and availability.
Drugs addiction among adolescents in turn leads to depression and suicide.
One of the most important reasons of teenage drug usage is peer pressure.
Peer pressure represents social influences that effect adolescents, it can have a
positive or a negative effect, depending on persons social group and one can
follow one path of the other. We are greatly influenced by the people around us.
According to the staff of government, Mohd Azuan Hussin, 26, said that, one
of the most devastating side effects of drug addiction and abuse is depression.
Depression is the result of chemical imbalance, environmental influence, or a
combination of both. Using heavy and very highly addictive drugs as heroin,
cocaine, opium and many others will cause sudden mood changes, deterioration
of the immune system, nervous breakdowns, unusual flares of temper and many
other side effects. Besides physical side effects, drug addiction can create
problems in a persons social circles. The person may run into many conflicts
with his family and friends, resulting in desire for isolation. This in turn will create
more problems since the person will have no social support. Furthermore, drug
addiction is a financial strain especially for teenagers. When a person is addicted
to drugs he will do anything to obtain money to fulfill his needs. Drug addiction
is the results of 3 Is. Teenagers may think of their problems as Inescapable,
Interminable and Intolerable. Life may seem bleak and miserable. Seeing no way
out feeling lonely and no prospects for improvement leads to depression. This
can further lead to attempted suicide.
Many studies have found that drugs are a contributing factor to suicide.
Using drugs may reduce inhibitions and impair judgments, suicide is a possibility.
As one statistic illustrates 70% of all young people who attempted suicide used
drugs. Illegal drugs, for example, weed, speed, acid, or ecstasy has always been
a problem among the younger folks, the problems gets even more serious if it
involves additive substances such as cocaine. The most common seen illegal
The problems of teenage drug use, depression and suicide are evident in our
society. These are very real and threatening issues that have to be dealt with.
Going into the 21st century we have to face to problems of our future
generations. There are many non-profitable organizations that help teenagers to
cope with drug use. There are help lines, community services that offer
information about drugs, and individual counseling is available almost in every
education institution. There is help available to those who seek it.
According to the student from Faculty of Syariah and Law (FSU), Islamic
Science University of Malaysia (USIM), Nur Nabihah Johari,22, said that parents
need accurate information and support to feel more comfortable and confident
that they possess the necessary communication skills to be effective in
discussing risk-taking sexual behaviors with their adolescents. Although effective
Social workers and other helping professionals need to take leadership roles
in designing, implementing, directing, and evaluating comprehensive and
effective practice interventions in all areas of practice, including those that
involve familial sex education approaches and programs. However, practitioners
must first recognize and then acknowledge that parents have a vital role to play
in prevention efforts. Preventative sex education efforts of most programs still
largely exclude parents as agents of change in agency-based interventions
intended to reduce adolescent risk-taking sexual behaviors. Sex education
information has been shown to be more effective when combined with familial
sex communication. It seems reasonable to believe that parental involvement
could be successfully incorporated into existing sex education programs. Doing
so may result in both reduced risk-taking sexual behaviors by adolescents and
increased levels of comfort during familial sex communication.
For the conclusion, one of the most important goals is to prevent children
from violating any further so they can become responsible and successful adults.
The second most important goal is to protect society from the criminal acts of
children. Parents need to teach children self-control by monitoring the childs
behavior, recognizing the different behaviors when they occur, and punishing
those which are unacceptable. Through education, treatment, and affection,
prevention of criminal acts reaches juveniles and assists them into a healthier
and better life. To be able to use these components at the earliest stage possible
is to keep these teenagers away from ever entering the juvenile justice system in
the first place. With the help of education, training, and support for the staff,
probation officers can be better prepared to take on diverse cases of all types.
The juvenile justice system needs improvement. Probation officers, judges, and
family members need to make effective decisions about who should really be
incarcerated and/or receive probation. If an offense made is not extremely
serious and the client and officer can agree on a punishment, the child does not
need to present himself upon a judge. If either the client or officer wants to make
an appearance in court, an agreement cannot be reached, or threats have been
made involving either parties or others, a court decision is most suggested. In
addition, to making the correct choices, good community programs are also
necessary to place delinquents in a better environment to be able to succeed.
Though juveniles tend to steal, trespass, fight, drink, take drugs, use profanity,
run away from home, and miss school, many solutions were being thought about
to prevent these flaws. The first has already been mentioned and deals with
toughening up and placing juveniles in adult courts. The removing offenders
from society for longer periods of time will reduce crime. Those who have not
committed a serious crime will come to the realization of the possible
punishments such as life in prison, the death penalty, and others. Violent
offenders would be less likely to repeat their crimes by learning from their first
lesson