Group name: MECNF members: 1.Monica Soong 2.Eunice Li 3.Clara Chan 4.Natalie Ong 5.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.

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? Where do you think teenagers first got in touch with drugs? 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.Curiosity 2.Hope to meet more friends 3.Teenagers are rebellious 4.They are even tempted to take free drugs

Why did you abuse drugs? Why do you think teenagers abuse drugs? 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? What do you think are the consequences for drug abuse? 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