A CITY TEENAGE REBEL:

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ABUSE

A Reseach Paper
Presented to
The STI College Zamboanga Faculty

by

Covarrubias Charmin G.
Covarrubias Lyka F.
Locson Lara Angeline P.
Gregorio Julie Ann J.

In Partial Fulfillment
of the Practical Research (PRAX) in the
STI COLLEGE ZAMBOANGA

Systems Technology Institute

2019
 A CITY TEENAGE REBEL:
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ABUSE

Approved by:

Ms. Tiffany Delos Santos Roldan,

School of
Systems Technology Institute

Date Approved:
 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this study is to examine and better understand the effects of drug and

alcohol abuse to a teenager and its community. Alcoholism and Drug addiction have marked

impacts on the ability of socializing and brain to function. Much of the literature has been

focused on teenager age under 18 members of a family who present with substance

dependency. Teenager’s addiction affects community functioning. It changes how

communities relate and the roles of each member plays. The addiction becomes the

government’s priority. There is a limited research into the effects of teenager’s substance

dependency. Little attention has been paid to the addicted teenagers’ experience.

This qualitative study look at the zamboanga city community perspective as they

attemped

To adapt and cope with substance dependency of the city teenage children resulting in

eight

Significant themes:

(1) Finding out the substance (3) Looking for explanations other

dependence problem; than substance dependence;

(2) Experiences as the problem (4) Connecting to the parents own

escalated history;

(5) Trying to cope;

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 (6) Challenges of getting help; (8) Choosing long-term

(7) Impact on siblings; and rehabilitation.

1.2SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will help readers to understand and evaluate the cause and effects of drugs

and alcohol abuse and the possibility of changing the addicted tenagers lifestyle in

rehabilitation. It will also be helpful to understand the change of behavior and different

personalities of a teenager abusive on using an illegal substances.

1.3RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION

The study of a city teenage rebel: drugs and alcohol abuse can inform the development

of robust theory that indentifies the links between the problems, intervention and outcome.

Theory generated from this study may help to make sense of the complex relationship

between an addicted teenager, their families and the community. In addition, the present study

also contributed to existing literature. This study contributed to the current understanding of

how teenagers became a rebels and how to overcome being addicted to this drug and alcohol

abuse.