Children of Alcoholics
When many people think of substance abuse, they think of illegal drugs such as marijuana or cocaine, but the truth is that many young people, including young teenagers and even some younger children, consume alcohol, and in alarming amounts. While the trend was temporarily reversed in the 1980's, numbers have risen since then along with an increase in accompanying serious problems (Wodarski, 2004). This has caused professionals to question whether the preventive efforts we have made, such as DARE programs, have been effective or not (Wodarski, 2004).
Unfortunately for today's youth, many are particularly vulnerable to substance abuse, which often starts with alcohol, because of other factors in their lives. Fortunately, however, the factors that make them amenable to alcohol abuse also make them amenable to programs that can identify them and provide preventative strategies (Wodarski, 2004). These strategies, however, have to be carefully chosen so that they are both developmentally and culturally sensitive, and they need to address the social and environmental factors that contribute to the youths' susceptibility to substance abuse (Wodarski, 2004).
One clearly defined environmental...
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