Although the violence depicted on television, movies and in the media have a significant influence on Teen America, it can not be looked at as the only cause for the senseless acts of violence that resulted in school massacres. Drug and alcohol abuse, psychological distortions, and an unhealthy home environment are also other major influences that can cause a teenager to engage in

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, in an average month, about 9 million American teens drink alcohol. Alcohol slows down the central nervous system and can make people exceedingly aggressive and angry. Certain drugs like cocaine, crack, and speed can make also people exceedingly aggressive and angry as well. Alcohol and drugs not only influence a person to act violently, but they can also encourage or provoke violence in the sober people around the alcohol or drug user (SAMHSA). People who become substance abusers are more likely to have a criminal record because they often steal or commit other crimes just to support their habit (SAMHSA). If a teenager is strongly intoxicated with drugs and/or alcohol, they are more likely to cause harm to themselves or to others than a teenager that is not intoxicated with drugs and/or alcohol.

Home environment also plays an important role in a teenager’s life. If the home environment is unhealthy the teenager is most likely affected in a negative manner. Substance, verbal, physical, sexual, and emotional abuses are all forms of domestic abuse. Domestic abuse is a pattern of behaviors used to establish power and control over an intimate partner often leading to the threat or use of violence. Abuse is any controlling, hurtful act, word, or gesture

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