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This cases study involves teenagers ages 14-18 years old who abuses marijuana, alcohol and from a middle-class socioeconomic status background. These children are the only siblings in their family and have single parents. The children live with their mothers and their mothers have never been married. Most of the time when children start to use drugs and alcohol the parent normally works a full time job and is working overtime to take care of the responsibility and the child at home. When asked why do teens use drugs and alcohol, they said it reduced their boredom and provided a way to escape and have fun. According to Dr. Peter Rogers, a pediatrician and specialist in addiction medicine at Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, Alcohol is by far the most widely used psychoactive drug in the United States. Yet while the possession, use or sale of other drugs is against the law, alcohol is legal for those aged twenty-one or older. (American Academy of Pediatrics Alcohol, “The Most Popular Choice,” para. 1-2)

Your home, your children grades in school, attitude, social being, and the parents are effected by alcohol and drugs of teenagers. Alcohol paves a pathway for addiction when the brain is still maturing, affecting the area that governs decision-making. As parents, we don't want to downplay those risks, but keep the conversations open and model healthy habits. Genetic environmental and social factors contribute to alcohol use and behaviors. People who begin drinking at a younger age are more likely to have an alcohol use disorder later in life, regardless of their gender or race, studies have found. (American Academy of Pediatrics “Emphasizes Dangers of Alcohol to Children, Teens and Young Adults,” para. 4-5).

There are many studies concerning associations between parents and the functioning of their children— from preschoolers through adolescents. For instance, the typology proved its usefulness in accounting for relations between parenting characteristics and adolescent behavior in a study of some 4,000 families. Based on self-reports and school records of teenagers, youth from authoritative families were found to be the best adjusted. Problem behaviors (substance use, delinquency, and antisocial behavior), psychological distress (anxiety and depression), and school achievement. Children from neglectful homes fared the worst (Lamborn, Mounts, Steinberg, & Dornbusch, 1991). In a follow-up study with 2,353 of the adolescents one year later, the results were replicated and extended (Steinberg, Mounts, Lamborn, & Dornbusch, 1994).

Another consequence of maternal employment is the likelihood of children returning from school to empty homes. These “latchkey” or “self-care” children make up a substantial number: Between 2 million and 4 million children are currently left unsupervised after school. Generally, self-care children pass the time in unsupervised peer play or in front of the television. These children are more likely to experience emotional problems or experiment with alcohol, drugs, stealing, or sex than are children who are supervised (see Aizer, 2004). They are also more likely to suffer potentially hazardous situations. However, if the children were able to attend after-school programs, they would likely benefit from the experience. Positive academic, social, and behavioral effects have been documented in two meta-analyses of research into the efficacy of after-school programs (Granger, 2008).

The following solutions will be recommended to address this matter. Prevention and Intervention Programs such as, home planning strategy in place, so when school is out the teens want be home alone and bored, leaving to much free time on their hands. There will be after school tutoring to help with grades and intervention for parents of students, during the summer prior to their freshman year, focusing on communication and information dissemination, this will prevent alcohol and drug use. (Turrisi, Jaccard, Taki, Dunnam, & Grimes, 2001)

Reference:

American Academy of Pediatrics, Retrieved from: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/substance-abuse/Pages/Alcohol-The-Most-Popular-Choice.aspx

American Academy of Pediatrics, Retrieved from: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/news/Pages/Dangers-of-Alcohol-Use-by-Youth.aspx?_gl=1*a78bdp*_ga*MTc1MDU0NzExNS4xNjI0OTI2NTE0*_ga_FD9D3XZVQQ*MTYyNDkyNjUxMi4xLjEuMTYyNDkyNjk1MC4w&_ga=2.101555652.47540021.1624926514-1750547115.1624926514

Holden, George W.. Parenting : A Dynamic Perspective, SAGE Publications, 2009. ProQuest Ebook Central, Retrieved from: http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/umuc/detail.action?docID=1995144