Addiction affects a wide variety of people regardless of race,economic status, or age. However, the drastic physical andcognitive changes that occur during Adolescence make the risk foraddiction higher in some teenagers.
For this assignment, you will look at the connection betweenAdolescent development and susceptibility to addiction bycompleting this two-part writing assignment.
Part 1:
Briefly describe the physical development of the brain duringAdolescence. Which areas are most significantly impacted and howdoes their development influence what could be considered “typicalâ€Adolescent behavior?
Part 2:
What is it about the “teenage brain†that might make it moresusceptible to addiction and the risk behaviors that are oftenassociated with it?
