A CITY TEENAGE

REBEL:
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION
1.1 INTRODUCTION
■ 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 attempted
To adapt and cope with substance dependency
of the city teenage children resulting in eight
(8) Significant themes.
Significant themes:

1. Finding out the substance dependence problem;

2. Experiences as the problem escalated;
3. Looking for explanations other than substance dependence;
4. Connecting to the parents own history;
5. Trying to cope;
6. Challenges of getting help;
7. Impact on siblings; and
8. Choosing long-term rehabilitation.
1.2 SIGNIFICANCE 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 teenager's 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.
1.3 RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION
■ The study of a city teenage rebel: drugs and alcohol abuse can
inform the development of robust theory that identifies 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.
THANK YOU!

Members:

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