Academic English – PEN0065

Why Are Drugs Dominant Among Youths?

• Ira Nadhira 1132701393

• Lo Jo Han 1132700472

• Nurul Tixana 1132700314

• Liya Saffura 1132702377

Group Members

Introductory Paragraph

Introduction

• First Hook: “Based on statistics by the National Anti-

Drugs Agency (AADK) in 2012, they busted a total of

385 drug manufacturing laboratories in Malaysia and

seized a total of a whopping 227 million meth pills.”

• Third Hook: “Why drugs?”

• Second Hook: “What are drugs?”

• “…one consumes to alter the way a human body works: be it

emotionally or physically.”

Introduction

• Thesis Statement : “There are several reasons why

drugs are dominating the younger generation in a bad

way: curiosity, peer pressure, and family.”

Introduction

Body Paragraph 1Medical Usage

Body Paragraph 1 (Medical)

• Topic Sentence : “... drugs are not only known for their

negative effects but also for their benefits, especially for

medical purposes.”

• Supporting Details 1 : “…with the advancement of

technology, scientists have created modern drugs that

would help patients with severe diseases.”

• Examples : -

• Magic mushroom - relieve the symptoms of cluster

headaches, obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression.

• Ecstasy - has durable anticancer properties.

• Cocaine - used as a current anesthetic for surgical procedures

due to the quick numbing properties.

Body Paragraph 1 (Medical)

Body Paragraph 1 (Medical)• Examples : -

• LSD - has some potential for the treating of alcoholism.

• Marijuana - relieve chronic pain, prevent PTSD, stimulate

appetite for people with AIDS and control nausea.

Body Paragraph 2Curiosity

• Topic Sentence – “People have been seeking answers on

why well-brought-up youths who have an amazingly

bright path in life coincides with taking drugs. Among

the answers are; curiosity.”

Body Paragraph 2 (Curiosity)

Body Paragraph 2 (Curiosity)

• Supporting Detail 1 – “From young, they have been

strongly advised by their parents to stay away from

doing drugs but however, they lacked education

regarding the effects of drugs.”

• Supporting Detail 2 – “…youths know a lot about drugs

in terms of types and function of the drugs, but these

drugs are always out of their reach in their adolescent

phase of life.”

Body Paragraph 2 (Curiosity)

• Supporting Detail 3 – “With these curiosity held under

pressure for many years, it is understood that one will face

difficulties in rejecting the poisonous offer by their peer.”

Body Paragraph 3Peer Pressure

• Topic Sentence : “There is no doubt that peer pressure

has played its part in damaging the innocent mind of

these young people.”

Body Paragraph 3 (Peer Pressure)

• Supporting details 1 : “…not getting enough attention

from the people around them.”

Body Paragraph 3 (Peer Pressure)

• Supporting details 2: feeling alone and isolated.

• friends ignore and make fun of them.

• Supporting details 3 : Troubled relationship with their

love ones.

• A person with a broken heart always tend to find other

happiness. (Example : partying and clubbing)

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• Supporting details 4 : Friends only tell the advantages of

drugs.

• They won’t reveal the bad effect of drugs.

• Can find enjoyment and relieve stress.

Body Paragraph 4Family

Body Paragraph 4 (Family)

• Supporting Detail 1: “Parents don’t educate about the dangers of

drugs to their children…,”

• Their children actually have absolutely no idea regarding the

effects of drugs.

• Topic Sentence: “… it is revealed that young drug abusers are

commonly related to be having family problems.”

Body Paragraph 4 (Family)

• Supporting Detail 2: “Parents should get to know their children

better…,”

• They can talk about everything including drugs topic.

• Supporting Detail 3: “Some parents are so busy with their career

life and never bother what is going on with their children's life…,”

• Not getting enough attention.

Conclusion Paragraph

Conclusion Paragraph

• Ways to help sustain drug addictions :

• get the higher authorities to tighten the law about drugs

• make police deployment a must

• the police force need canines to sniff out the drugs

Conclusion Paragraph

• Ways to help those with drug addictions :

• make a specialize hotline for those who needs help in fighting drug

addictions.

• help them by talking and reminding them the dreadful things can do to

them.

• rehabilitation programs should be brought up among youths.

T H E E N D