Bachman, Jerald G., et al. “Transitions in Drug Use during Late Adolescence and Young Adulthood.” Transitions through Adolescence: Interpersonal Domains and Context, edited by Julia A. Graber, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn and Anne C. Petersen, Psychology Press, 2018, pp. 111-140.
The lead author of the resource is a professor at the University of Michigan and has worked as a youth counselor. Most of his works are centered on youth and drug abuse. The publication explains how drug consumption behavior changes as a person advances from late adolescence to young adulthood. The article infers that adolescents increase drug consumption as they transit to adulthood. The authors recommend that addiction prevention campaigns must focus on the adolescents before they advance to adulthood. The resource is useful to the research project because it explains why youths start drug abuse at a young age. Further, the resource explains the impacts of substance use and how individuals may be saved from drug addiction.
Johnston, Lloyd D., et al. Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2017: Overview, Key Findings on Adolescent Drug Use. Institute for Social Research, 2018. Web.
Dr. Johnston is a researcher specializing in youth lifestyle and monitoring youth’s behavioral change. The study focuses on the causes of drug and substance use among adolescents and the USA. It analyzes the trends of youth involvement in drug abuse and predicts how the future of the youth is likely to be with continued drug usage. The resource further underscores youth’s background and peers as the major drug and substance abuse determinants. The article underscores the fact that addiction is a multifaceted challenge caused by complex factors, making it challenging to control. It however offers systemic methods to overcome addiction. The resource will be useful in the research paper because it offers the major contributors to drug abuse among adolescents. The article will be used to offer suggestions on the causes of addiction, which helps determine the solutions to overcome addiction.
McCance-Katz, Elinore F. The national survey on drug use and health: 2017. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, n.d. Web.
McCanze-Katz is both an academician and a government official who served as an assistant minister for health and human services in charge of psychiatric health and drug abuse from 2017 to 2021. Her exposure as an academician and a minister made her interact with many youth groups and anti-drug campaigns, which gives her the credibility to produce sound research. The resource analyzes the impact of drug addiction and mental health. It elaborates on the cases of people who suffered mental illness due to drug abuse and addiction. The information provided by the source will be useful in the research as it contributes to the impacts of addiction on mental health and will help people overcome mental health problems by eradicating drug abuse. The impacts and causes of addictions are elaborated in the research, which will assist the researcher in the in-depth analysis. Further, it helps in issuing recommendations on ways of overcoming addiction.
Morin, Jean-François G., et al. “A Population-Based Analysis of the Relationship between Substance Use and Adolescent Cognitive Development.” American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 176, no. 2, 2019, pp. 98-106. Web.
Morin and other authors who published the article are celebrated researchers in cognitive development and have over five years of experience researching and working with drug addicts with cognitive disorders. The article analyzes cognitive development and how the brain reacts to different external stimuli. Drug and substance abuse plays the role of an external stimuli that affect the brain. Continuous use which leads to addiction significantly impacts cognitive development. The article illustrates the impacts of drug abuse on adolescents’ cognitive development and offers recommendations for improving adolescents’ cognitive and behavioral development. The resource is useful to the research since it will offer a detailed meta-analysis of how the drugs affect a person’s brain development. It will contribute further to the impacts of addiction and recommendations to overcome the addiction problem in society.
Nishimura, Marin, et al. “The Impact of Substance Abuse on Heart Failure Hospitalizations.” The American Journal of Medicine, vol. 133, no.2, 2020, pp. 207-213. Web.
Dr. Marin Nishimura is a cardiologist with experience dealing with heart failure among drug addicts in rehabilitation centers. The research investigates the relationship between drug abuse and heart functions. The research inferred that most cases of cardiac arrest resulted from substance abuse and advised the patients with a heart condition to avoid drugs that the doctor does not prescribe. The research further investigates how drug addicts are prone to suffer heart failure compared to other lifestyle conditions. The resource will be useful in the research as it will link drug addiction and heart diseases and offer statistics to support the impacts of addiction on cardiovascular health. The impacts on health conditions offer a basis to discourage people from drug addiction to experience better cardiovascular health. Since the article offers a direct relationship between heart condition and the drug usage, it will contribute to the impacts of addiction in cardiovascular diseases.
Supriyanto, Agus, et al. “Addiction Counselor Profession: Perception of Family Support for Recovering from Drug Abuse Addiction.” Counsellia: Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling, vol. 11, no.1, 2021, pp. 17-30. Web.
Agus Supriyanto is an expert counselor in addiction and has worked as a family support counselor for over five years. Throughout his career, he has interacted with families with addiction problems and therefore collected information on addiction and how to overcome the challenge of addiction. The article offers a background of the role of the family in society and its contribution. The article further elaborates on the impacts of addiction on the family and how it affects society in the long run. It also investigates the causes of addiction and suggests the best ways of overcoming social challenges. The resource will be useful in the research s it will be used to analyze the causes and impacts of drug addiction and use the causes to suggest the best methods of preventing addiction and device means to help the existing addicts for a better society.
Vega, William A., and Andres G. Gil. “A Model for explaining Drug Use Behavior among Hispanic Adolescents.” Conducting Drug Abuse Research with Minority Populations: Advances and Issues, edited by Mario R. De La Rosa, Bernard Segal and Richard Lopez, Routledge, 2018, pp. 57-74.
William Vega is a social work professor at South California University and has worked as a guidance and counselling director in the university. Andres Gill on the other hand is a renowned scholar who has authored articles on lifestyle changes and social wellbeing. Throughout his career, he interacted and worked with different social groups in the society. In this book, he investigates the risk of drug use among minority races in the USA. The author analyzes how minorities are at risk of abusing drugs and suffering addiction because of their environmental surrounding. The book infers that most minorities involved in drug and substance abuse are frustrated by the lack of equal opportunities in the country. The book will be used in the research to determine the risk factors for addiction. Further, it will be used to elaborate which populations are at a higher risk of abusing drugs and whether the fight against addiction will succeed.
Wallace, John M. “Explaining Race Differences in Adolescent and young Adult Drug Use: The Role of Racialized Social Systems.” Conducting Drug Abuse Research with Minority Populations: Advances and Issues, edited by Mario R. De La Rosa, Bernard Segal and Richard Lopez, Routledge, 2018, pp. 21-36.
John Wallace is a social work professor and has worked with the minority population to investigate the behavioral differences leading to drug consumption among different population groups. The author investigates how the radicalized social system puts other groups at a higher risk of drug and butane abuse. The article focuses on the minority population and the reasons why they indulge in addiction. Consequently, people from minority groups who suffer from addiction may require different techniques than whites and other racial groups. The article will further be used to elaborate customized methods and how they should be applied among minorities to fight addiction. The social vice of addiction will be eradicated through customized ways based on Wallace’s research. One key contribution and takeaway from the article is the different environments that make people indulge in drugs.
Wangdi, Kinley, and Tshering Jamtsho. “Drug Use among Teenagers and Young Adults in Bhutan.” Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, vol. 41, no. 6, 2019, pp. 535-540. 2019. Web.
Dr. Kinley Wangdi is an expert epidemiologist who also has adequate medical training and is experienced in observing trends in the special phenomenon. Tshering Jamtsho on the other hand is a social worker who has worked with youth centers to enhance behavioral change. The authors have the relevant experience and professional qualification to conduct the research on drug use among the teenager. The research investigated drug usage and addiction in Bhutan to determine the relationship between age and substance use. The article describes the difference in consumption rates among the different age groups. The researchers noted that as people moved from one age group to another with drug abuse behavior, they were likely to escalate the addiction. The younger generation should start campaigns to stop addictions. The article will be useful to the research as it will elaborate on the causes of addiction among the different age groups and therefore offer an opportunity to design anti-drug campaigns customized to assist a particular group.
Yusuf, Aishatu Musa, and S. Umar. “The Impact of Drug Abuse on Society: A Review on Drug Abuse in the Context of Society.” International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, vol. 7, no. 4, 2022. Web.
Aishatu Musa Yusuf is a celebrated researcher and author of social issues affecting the contemporary world. She has published numerous pieces of literature on some social vices affecting society, such as HIV, AIDS, obesity, and covid-19. Her experience in monitoring social issues gives her credibility to write an article about drug addiction and its impact on society. The author breaks down the causes and impacts of drug abuse in society and how community leaders can overcome addiction challenges. The article will be useful in the research study as it will highlight all the causes and environments in which addiction thrives. The causes will be useful when recommending the best way to overcome the challenges. Further, it will be useful in analyzing the impacts of substance abuse in the contemporary world.
