A social problem is a condition that at least some people in a community view as being undesirable.

Everyone would agree about some social problem, such as muders and DWI traffic deaths. Other
social problem may be viewed as such by certain groups of people. Teenagers who play loud music
in a public park abviously do not view it as a problem, but some people may consider it can
undersirable social condition. Some nonsmokers view smoking as an undersirable social condition
that should banned or restricted in public buildings. Every newspaper is filled with stories about
undersirable social conditions. Examples include crime, violence, drug abuse and environmental
problems. Such socialbproblems which can be found at the local, state, national and international
levels. This article will discuss on some issues relating to drugs amongst teenagers.
There are many social problems that teenagers go through. 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 year are 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 seaching for goal that would give
their lives meaning. Drugs are readily, adolescents are curious and venerable, and there is peer
pressure to enperiment, and there us a temptation to escape fron conflicts. The use of drug 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 represent
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 ot the other. We are greatly influenced by the
people around us.
According to the lecturer from faculty of leadership and management (FKP), Islamic science
University Of Malaysia (USIM), Madam Marina Muneera Abdul Muttalib said that, in todays school
drugs are very common, and peer pressure usually is the reason for their usage. If the people in the
social group use drugs there will be pressure a direct or indirect pressure from them. A person may
be offered to try drugs, which is direct pressure. Indirect pressure is when someone sees everyone
around him using drugs and he might think that there is nothing wrong with using drugs. Person
might trydrugs just to fit in the social norms, even if a person had no intentions of using drugsone
might do it just to be considered cool by his friends.
Today drugs are considered to be an acceptable social phenomenon by manyteenagers. Here is the
personal example of drug use from teenager, When I Started using, it was only on weekends and at
parties. I use drugs recreationally and therefore thought I had no addiction problem. I used drugs
like nicotine, marijuana or LsD to be happy or to have fun. I needed drugs. I kept using drugs, I used
drugs like marijuana ti fit sicially. I had problems in my life, emotionally, that drugs only seemed to
solved. Drugs made my problems worse. I started snorting cocaine. I injected heroin into my veins. I
almost died. I was addicted
In todays high school the availability and variety of drugs is widespread. There is a demand for drugs
and the supply is plentiful. Since drugs are so easy accessible, a natural interest in them may
develop. Many teenagers today believe that the first use of drugs is safe. However even though
there is no instant addiction with the first try, youngsters tend to experiment further. Soon a person
could actively seek the euphoric effects of drugs. Drug addiction is the result of intense
preoccupation with the dicer toexperience the mental and bodily changes with drug use. The final
and the most disastrous stage are when a person needs drugs in order to function adequately.
Therefore availability, curiosity and experimentaton could result in drug addiction among teenagers.
According to the ataff of government, Mohd Azuan Hussain, 26, said that, one of the most devasting
side affects of drud addiction and abuse is depression. Depression is the result of chemical
imbalance, envoromental 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 breakdown, unsual flares of temper and many other side effects .
Beides physical side effects, drug addiction can create problems in a persons social circles. The
person may run into many conflicts with his family and friendd, resulting in desire for isolation. This
in turn will create more problems since the person will have no social support.Furthermore, grug
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, Inteminate 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 strudies have found that drugs are a contributung factor to suicide. Usingdrugs may reduce
inhibition and impair judgements, suicide is a possibility. As one statistic illustrates 70% of all young
people who attempted suicide used drugs. Iiilegal drugs, for example, speed, acid, or ecstasy has
always been a problem among the younger folks, the problems gets even serious if it involes additive
subtances such as cocaine. The most common seen illegal drug around teeens in BC is Ecstacy, or
generally called Es. Es are usually involed in rave parties; people take Es and dance overnight. The
academic name for E is hallucinogenic stimulant, it generally , it generally affects th e concentration
of the brain, and it can change ones mood, sleep, sexual behavior, body tempature and appetite. It
is illegal to buy, sell, produce or posses any amount of E.
The problems of teenage grud use, depression and evident in our society. TheseThese are real and
threatening issues that have to be dealt with. Going into 21
st
century we have to face to problems of
future generations. Therea are many non- profitable organistations that help teenagers to cope with
drug use. There are help lines, community services that offer information about drugs, and individual
counselling is avaiable almost in every education institution. There is help avaoable to those who
seek it.
Unplanned pregancy and the contraction of sexually transmitted diseases continue to be prevalent
problems among adolescents. These problems often result in adverse healty, social, and economic
consequences for teenagers and their families.
Currently, there is little practise based information concering inteventions desinged to improve
communication comfort