Transcript Turtle Dumplings - St Francis' Canossian College

Turtle Dumplings
Group members:
Yvonne Poon (Group leader)
Cherish Yiu
Winnie Ho
Cindy Lo
Margaret Kong
Teen drug abuse
Research Questions
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What is drug abuse?
Why do teenagers abuse drugs?
What are the effects of abusing drugs on
teenagers and their parents?
How to help the teens to prevent drug
abuse?
Introduction
Research Topic:
What are the effects of abusing drugs
on teenagers?
The reason for choosing this topic:
Our group mates are interested in it as abusing drugs
among teenagers is a serious problem in Hong Kong
nowadays. Therefore, we choose this topic as our
Research Topic.
1. What is drug abuses?
Findings from Literature Review:
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The findings are shown as follows:
It means taking drugs that are not for medication.
It means taking drugs more than the prescribed
period of time.
It means the indiscreet use of dangerous drugs
for non-treatment purposes.
Findings from Interview:
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From the chart, we can see that:
86% of respondents thought drug abuse among teens is
common in Hong Kong while 14% of them disagreed that
drug abuse among teens is common in Hong Kong.
Do you think drug abuse among teens is
common in Hong Kong?
14%
Yes
No
86%
2. Why do teenagers abuse drugs?
Findings from Literature Review:
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The findings are shown as follows:
It is because they want to bring excitements in
their lives.
They want to gain attention from their parents.
It is because of the peer pressure.
It is because they think drugs can help them think
better and be more popular.
Findings from Interview:
How serious is the lack of parental guidance of
teens causing them to abuse drugs?
6%
80% of the respondents thought lack
serious
of parental guidance is a serious
not serious problem which causes teen to abuse
drugs while the rest, 20%of them,
thought it is not a serious problem.
94%
How serious does emotional instability cause
teens to abuse drugs?
22%
serious
not serious
78%
78% of respondents thought
emotional instability causing teens
to abuse drugs is serious while the
rest 22% of the respondents
thought that the problem is not
serious.
How serious is the lack of knowledge about the
proper use of drugs cause teens to abuse drugs?
22%
78%
78% respondents thought that lack
of knowledge about the proper use
of drugs causing teens to abuse
serious
drugs is serious. 22% of
not serious
respondents thought that it is not
serious.
How is the desire to gain attention from their
parents of teens to abuse drugs?
39%
serious
not serious
61%
61% of the respondents thought
the desire to gain attention from
their parents causing teens to
abuse drugs is serious while the rest
of the 39% respondents thought
the problem is not serious.
3. What are the effects of abusing drugs
on teenagers and their parents?
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Findings from Literature Review:
The findings are shown as follows:
It may cause different kinds of harmful side effects
like heart disease.
It will increase the teenagers’ pulse rate.
It will lead to unconsciousness, respiratory failure
and death.
It will make teenagers cannot concentrate on their
studies.
Teenagers may need to pay large amount of
money to buy drugs.
Teenagers may steal money from their parents or
shops which against the law.
4. How to help the teens to prevent
drug abuse?
Findings from Literature Review:
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The findings are shown as follows:
Teens can participate in some healthy activities
Teens can tell their teachers, parents and friends
when they have difficulties
Parents should set strict rules for the teens
Parents should know more about their children’s
friends and understand the personalities of the
teenagers
Findings from Interview:
What can the parents do to help their teens to
prevent drugs abuse?
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What can the parents do to help their teens to
prevent drugs abus e?
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teens
children
life of their peers of their
children
children
Other
Among the 91 options chosen
by respondents, the option that
parents can spend more time
with teens to help them to
prevent drugs constitutes about
30% while one-ninth
of them think the parents can
set strict rules for their children.
About one-fourth of them
think that parents can know
more about the daily life of their
children and know more about
the peers of their children
respectively.
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avoid drug abuse?
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What s hould the teens thems elves do to avoid
drug abus e?
Among the 36 respondents,
less than 6% of them thought
that teens should have selfdiscipline to avoid drug abuse
while one-third of them
thought teens should be careful
in choosing friends. One-sixth
of them thought teens should
talk to parents and teachers.
About 10% of them thought
that teens should develop good
habits.
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We had chosen
‘Indulgence in popular
culture’ at first but we
could not find enough
relevant information.
We had arguments on
choosing the questions
of the questionnaire.
Sometimes each one of
us stuck to our own view
and did not accept the
other groupmates’
opinions.
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We asked the advisors
and they advised us to
change to a new topic on
which we that can find
information more easily.
We voted for it and
chose the questions
which with the highest
vote as the questions in
questionnaire.
We tried to listen to
everyone’s opinion and
choose one that is the
most suitable.
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We have learnt how to
cooperate with one an other
in a group.
We have learnt how to divide
the work equally in a group.
We have learnt how serious
drugs are and we should
careful when using drugs.
We have learnt how to make
a good PowerPoint and a
good oral presentation.