Question

Discuss ONE asset and ONE barrier for each of the following dimensions that may impact your chosen at-risk population and the health issue identified from this county.

Chosen at risk population and health issue is Adolescents and substance abuse

Biophysical:

Psychological:

Physical Environment:

Sociocultural:

Behavioral:

Health System:

Answer 1

Dimensions	Asset	Barrier
Biophysical	Biophysical drug rehabititation program for aloloscent with drug abuse.	Aldolescent people negative attitude and beliefs towards participation in rehabilitation program.
Psychological	Pharmacological and psychological therapy for control of drug addiction.	Adolescents stigma,depression act as act as a barrier.
Physical environment	Reducing the accessibity of addiction drugs in the society by change in policies and physical design of environment.	Wrong drug dealers in the society act against the roles of society.
Socio cultural	In some cultures in the society advise to avoid use of addictive drugs and teach adoloscents that that was a wrong practice.	In many of the cultural groups drugs used in recreational activities.
Behavioural	Behavioral therapy help the adolescents to avoid use of addictive drugs.	Adolescents with high risk behaviors refuse treatment.
Health system.	Programmes conducted by health care system to avoid drug addiction of adolescent population.	High cost of drug addiction treatment in health care agencies.

* Adolescents and drug abuse.