Reflection On Drugs And Behavior

For my Criminal Justice major I was required to take this course, It was between Drugs and Behavior and Human Sexuality. But between Drugs and Behavior and Human Seuxality I preferred Drugs and Behavior mainly because I believe Drugs is a big part of our everyday society. When I was growing up under age children started doing drugs( Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana) In High school, but a few months ago I learned that under age kids start doing it from middle school. That made me want to learn more about Drugs and the way it affects society and an individual. I was educated about drugs in my house not necessarily in school. My parents taught me what Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana , crack and cocaine does to you and the danger or does drugs. But there are many more drugs that are accessible that my parents

If you smoke, drinking alcohol does any type of drug you are seen as a cool person. But if you don’t people can make fun of you. People who want to try any drug can get in second throughout social media. But the news always tries to show the bad effects of doing drugs, but not many young people watch the news. If you are from the age range between sixteen and twenty five and you have social media and you don’t post that you are at parties and doing any type of drugs people believe you are boring. I have spoken to my oldest nephew who is fifteen now about drugs and the effects that can have on him because he has diabetes. It took me more time because I wanted to research the effects that can happen to him if he uses any type of drugs with his disease. I showed him how drugs look like and how tempting it can be to consume drugs when everyone around you does it. If he does do any type of drugs I explained to him not to pressure anyone into doing drugs. I also showed him all the great things he can do if he doesn’t do drugs. I had to explain the mental damage drugs can do to