Group name: MECNF

members:1.Monica Soong2.Eunice Li3.Clara Chan4.Natalie Ong5.Florence Tang

Research topic: Drug abuse

Research question: a. What is drug abuse?b. Why do teenagers abuse drugs? c. What are the bad effect of using drugs?d. How can teenagers, parents and government help teenagers to stay away from drugs?

Reasons why we were interested in this topic “drug abuse” :

We read from the newspaper that many people abused drugs in discos and Night Clubs, most of them are teenagers. We think that the problems of teens abusing drugs is getting more and more serious, so we hope to research more on teenagers abuse drugs while doing this project because we’re teens too.

Profile of Respondants Taking Drugs

33%

67%

Non drug abuses

Drug abuses

Group 1(Drug abuses)

Group 2(Non drug abuses)

Questionnaire:

Have you ever abused drugs?

Questionnaire: Where did you first get in touch with drugs?First Place Of Getting In Touch With Drug

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17%

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6%

33%

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33%

Parks

Basketball/Football court

Disco

Public Toilets

Back Alleys

Back Stairs

Karaokes

Pubs/Bars

Others

Where do you think teenagers first got in touch with drugs?Teenagers First Get In Touch With Drug

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Group 1

Group 2

Research question 1:a. What is drug abuse?

Literature review (summary)

•Not taking drugs/ medicine according to specified portion or doctor’s medical treatment

•Cocaine, heroin, marijuana and amphetamines.

Research question 2: b. Why do teenagers abuse drugs?

Literature review (summary)

Four main reasons:1.Curiosity2.Hope to meet more friends3.Teenagers are rebellious4.They are even tempted to take free drugs

Why did you abuse drugs?

Reasons for Abusing drugs

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escape from reality lack of familyw armth and love

curiosity numb myself pressure (family,academic results)

peer pressure

Why do you think teenagers abuse drugs?Reasons Causing Teenagers To Abuse Drug

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Escape FomrReality

Lack of FamilyWarmth And Love

Curiosity Numb Themselves Pressure (Family,Academic Results)

Peer Pressure

Group 1

Group 2

Questionnaire:

Research question3: c. What are the bad effect of using

drugs?Literature review (summary)

1. Academy: Teenagers’ homework cannot be done well

2. Relationship: stay away from friends and family

3. Health-(i)Physical (ii)Mental problems• (i) Health deteriorate(健康狀況毎況愈下 )

-get sick easily(high blood pressure, illusions etc.)

• (ii)-not interested in doing everything except abusing drugs

-body is tired all the time

What are the bad effect of drug abuse?Bad Effects of Drug Abuse

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Relationship WithFamily Gets

Worse

Bad Health Poorer academicResults

Not Acepted byPeers

Being Sent to aRehabilitation

Centres

Others

What do you think are the consequences for drug abuse?

The Consequences Of Drug Abuse

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Relationship WithFamily Gets Worse

Bad Health Poorer academicResults

Not Acepted byPeers

Being Sent to aRehabilitation

Centres

Others

Group 1

Group 2

Questionnaire:

Research question4: D1. How can teenagers help

themselves to stay away from drugs?

Literature review (summary)

•Control themselves more, •Avoid making bad friends, •Seek help (parents, teachers etc.) •Join more healthy activities

D2. How can parents help teenagers stay away from drugs?

Literature review (summary)

•Communicate with their children more

•Teach them drug is bad to their life

•Create a good family relationship

D3. How can government help teenagers to stay away from

drugs?

Legislation:-listing more kinds of dangerous drugs into management lists. •Education:- Increase the knowledge of teenagers about the bad effects of abusing drugs through exhibitions and advertisement.

Literature Review: Summary

Questionnaire:

What do you think parents, teenagers and the government can do to prevent teenagers from abusing drugs?

•Parents:Communicate more with their children•Teenagers: avoid making bad friends•Government:-Legislation: restrict the selling of drugs by increasing the penalty -Education: make use of exhibitions which give advertising and information about drugs. -Support: Put more resources on helping drug addicts which do not need going to rehabilitation centers yet.

Questionnaire:-Teens abusing drugs is serious in H.K.-Know more about the reasons, places and bad effect of teens abusing drugs.About what the HK government can do to stop teenagers drug abuse

Literature review:-Help to get information(drug abuse)Questionnaire(response of drug addicts):-Find out their true feelings

Conclusion