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Teen Substance Abuse: 8 Risk Factors You Should Know
To find out the cause of a teen's substance abuse analyze the following, if any of the parents struggle with substance abuse, find if the teen lacks parental guidance, if the teen faces problems at home, if the teen faces peer pressure, look into the neighborhood where the teen lives, find if the teen was abused in any way, find if the teen suffers from any untreated or hopeless illness and lastly analyze the personal characteristics that may have lead to substance abuse.
Substance abuse includes using alcohol, illicit drugs, and other substances often that can also harm a teen's health and future. The only way to help a teenager who is drinking and drugging is to get to the root of what set them off in the first place. Read on to learn the tips on how to determine the risk factors of teen substance abuse:
Determine if the parents also struggle with substance abuse
One risk factor for teen substance abuse is that one or both parents who are substance abusers. Often if parents abuse drugs or alcohol, their teen will struggle with substance abuse as well. Often the adolescent will assume that he or she is not at risk for alcoholism or drug addiction, as the parents are positively disposed toward their own use. In this situation, teenagers at risk will think that because their parents are abused it is alright for them to do likewise.
Determine whether the teen lacks parental guidance
When parents do not actively monitor or are careless regarding their teen's whereabouts, it is easier for the teen to leave the home and use different substances. Studies have shown that teenagers who have a close relationship with family, or are at least being adequately monitored by them, have a smaller risk of abusing substances compared to teens who lack these controls.
Learn about the teen's problems at home
Many adolescents who lack training in healthy coping skills are at risk for alcoholism and drug abuse. If you identify difficult problems at the teen's home, such as divorcing parents, a constantly nagging mother, or an alcoholic father, then the risk for teen substance abuse is higher.
Determine whether the teenager is suffering due to peer pressure
Frequently, peer pressure encourages a teenager to start using drugs. Even if parents watch over their teenager, the teen can still find ways to get away with their behavior by creating excuses. A teen will try to go with the flow and make sure he fits in, if all or most of his friends are into drugs or alcohol.
Look into the neighborhood where the teen lives
Geography is as relevant as family structure. Wherever alcohol and illicit drugs are freely available, substance abuse by teenagers is also more common.
Find out if the teen was abused in some way in the past
Alcohol or drug use are often used as an escape for a teen who has suffered abuse, either emotional, physical or psychological. In order to determine the likelihood of substance abuse find out if the teen has been abused in any way at home or in school or by his friends.
Find out if the teen has any untreated or hopeless illness
A child in poor health has a much greater chance of abusing substances than one who is not. Alcohol and/or drug abuse may be a result of depression. As the conditions seem hopeless to them, the teens tend to think that whatever they do to their lives, does not matter in such situations.
Personal characteristics and behaviors can be analyzed in order to see if they will lead to possible substance abuse
A teenager's demeanor can many times let you figure out if they are abusing alcohol or drugs. Some personality traits such as insecurity and rebelliousness are associated with increased risks.
Any teen can be vulnerable to using drugs and alcohol. You need to learn more about his family, his friends, his personality, and his condition to help determine the risk of substance abuse. It is better to be proactive rather than reacting after the problem occurs, therefore it is better to be aware of a teen's environment and to prevent threats to his life and/or future.
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What did you say when you found out your teen age girlfriend pregnant?
I just found out my 17 year old girlfriends pregnant a couple of days ago, how did you guys find out your teen girlfriends pregnant and what did you say/do?
well I found out I was pregnant so when my boyfriend got home I just sat him down smiled and said, so do you like kids?
and he smiled all big and that was that and we couldn't be any happier about our little girl
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