Paper Topic:

Youth health issues: services and resources

YOUTH HEALTH ISSUES : services and resources

Development of Ideas

In to deal with the youth health issue of services and resources - one has to first delve into the issues faced by youth in this case Australia . So , I have listed the important issues facing youth in Australia

Issues

Alcohol , drugs , mental diss , sexual related problems , eating diss , foster care

Defining the Issues

Having decided on the issues , I move onto discussing in brief the nature of each health issue

Reasons for Dysfunctional Youth

After this brief

discussion I get into the reasons for dysfunctional youth . Once again I have made a list that is razor sharp and self explanatory . Youth health issues are complex and so long winded expressions take us away from the reasons

Symptoms of Dysfunctional Youth

Quite often the symptoms of youth suffering distress go unnoticed . The signs and symptoms must be identified as early as possible so that adequate interventions are made possible

Access to services and hotlines

Collaboration between individuals , families , volunteers , mental health and child protection services is more important sometimes than just being aware of facts and solutions regarding youth health issues

Drugs

Drugs as in hallucinogens and narcotics alter the mind . Initially the drugs give a feeling of well being . The person feels euphoric (high ) and looks like a nice friendly guy . The drug makes the victim feel as if his problems have flown away . However the drug is causing a slowing down of breathing and heart rate . Higher doses may lead to coma and death

The long term effects of drugs are constipation , poor eating habits , and theft . Stealing is now compulsive because the drug user needs money to keep up the habit . A big problem associated with drug users is gang war fare and the spread of AIDS and hepatitis due to shared needles . Loss of job is a logical outcome as the drug user has a desire to laugh experiences sound and visual effects , and then a feeling of despair Absenteeism is another problem

Alcohol

Through the ages it is known that alcohol alters incoming sensory sensations , causes mood swings , enhances or depresses emotional charges affects activity levels , spoils co-ordination , and alters consciousness .The use of alcohol starts with light to moderate drinking for enhancing sociability , loosening up , and feeling a false sense of high confidence

With progressive increase in alcohol intake the person looses sense of direction , speech becomes slurred , loss of balance occurs , the tongue becomes very loose , violent or aggressive behaviour is apparent vomiting follows and the person might even die

The long term effects of alcohol normally leads to liver cirrhosis liver cancer , tongue cancer , and bleeding of the oesophagus . If pregnant women drink alcohol , there is a huge risk of the baby being born with abnormalities . Furthermore there is risk of a miscarriage . Alcohol consumption may lead to dementia as brain cells are destroyed . Alcohol users are normally suffer from heart disease , high blood pressure , and eventually die of a stroke

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