Teenagers and Drugs
“Hey let me bum a cigarette. Hey share the wealth, I need more alcohol.” Teens today are having many problems dealing with drugs. Teenagers get influence by ads in magazines, ads on TV, people pressuring them, and from everyday life. Drugs and Alcohol does not help anything in the world. When teens are having problems, some of them do drugs or even drink alcohol to get rid of their problems, but that won’t do any good it just causes more problems.There are many types of drugs that teens can use. For example, Marijuana, Ecstasy, Cocaine, Heroin, LSD, Speed, Morphine, Nicotine, and Tobacco. These are the most known drugs that Teenagers use. 1,000 teenage girls were surveyed from across the country and 100%; all of them said that they have used Marijuana. Then Ecstasy came in second with 25%. Problem with using drugs is that it just causes more problems to your life. Teens don’t know that drugs won’t solve any problems they have, it just messes it up more. Some of them don’t even have problems; they just do it to be cool. Teenagers say that when you try it once, you just get hooked and can’t seem to stop. Teenagers know that it’s bad for them but they do it anyways, some teens are smart and know that being a “Po
Unknown. “Smoking”. Encarta 98 Desk Encyclopedia. (CD-ROM) 1996-1997 We can’t really stop all teenagers from doing drug. Just saving about more then half of them would even be as wonderful. There is a teen help line that teens call to ask for help about anything. When teenagers stop, they feel better about themselves. It is true that once you start or just try it once, it can get very addictive. These are just some problems that teenagers face. Teens face a lot more problems then drugs. For those teen that haven’t started, that’s good, don’t start; and for those who have, get some help and try to stop. Hey it’s not so bad being sober. Audrain, Dr. Janet. “Depression, Tobacco Ads, and Teen Smoking”. My Healthy Life. Georgetown Adolescent TObacco Research (GATOR). 4 June 2002. http://www.myhealthylife.com/myhealthylife/news/Depression_tobacco_ads_and_teen_smoking.asp McCaffrey, Barry. “Teens Drug Use Levels Off”. CBS News. CBS News. 1999
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