Analysis on Current Status and Influencing Factors of Drug Abuse among Teenagers

Abstract

In recent years, drug abuse shows an obvious tendency of diversification and becoming younger, and teenagers’ drug abuse has become one of the serious public health problems in the world. In this paper, the situation and influencing factors of teenagers’ drug abuse were summarized according to the existing research. It is of significant importance to the teenagers’ drug abuse prevention and correction, and also to provide evidence for preventive policy. In recent years, diversity of drug abuse tends to be more diverse and younger, and drug abuse among young people has become one of the serious public health problems in the world. It is due to the fact that teenagers’ physiology and psychology are on the developing stage and they are affected easily by various factors, adolescence is a crucial period for a person’s growth. Teenagers' drug abuse will cause serious bodily damage, psychological problems such as depression and suicide, or even produce all kinds of criminal acts, and lead to huge social problems. Therefore, understanding the status quo and influencing factors of drug abuse among adolescents could provide scientific basis for government making the relative policy.