drug abuse – 600 words

Drug abuse is
becoming commonplace among youth worldwide. The implications of the
misuse of alcohol and other substances include severe impairment to
physiological, psychological, social, vocational, and spiritual lives,
oftentimes leading to death. It is argued that the judgment center of
the brain is not fully developed until adulthood, making it unrealistic
to assume that young people can make the logical, rational decisions
that adults make.

answer the the following:

• In
  the first half of your paper, describe the reasons why young people are
  misusing substances, despite all of the prevention efforts that have
  been made over the last three decades.
• To support the assertions and claims you make in your paper, you must include at least two scholarly journal articles and either one
  credible resource produced by a human services association or a
  government. (You may not use the assigned readings.) Cite your sources
  using in-text citation and a reference page, according to APA style
• In
  the second half of the paper, describe a possible scenario of youths
  involved in substance misuse and subsequent treatment in a human
  services setting. Apply the strength-based approach to explain how to
  treat the misuse and prevent further risk of misuse.