... religion, too much television, and too little communication between parents and children have been blamed. Absent parents, too much sexual freedom, widespread use of drugs and alcohol, too many guns, not enough love, and a world that seems hostile has also been blamed for pushing young people to their deaths. ... Loneliness is a feeling of not being accepted by others, whether by one's classmates, one's parents, or other adults. Some teenagers isolate themselves with drugs or alcohol. Some have a disability or are made to feel different for religious or racial relations. Some just never ...

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... , causing lower grades and discipline problems. The adolescents tend to have trouble relating to others, resulting in trouble making friends or even the loss of longtime friends, abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs, and in more drastic cases, suicide. Children exhibit many of the same signs or symptoms as adults regarding depression, including persistent sadness and hopelessness such as excessive crying or moping ... ; withdrawal from friends and family; withdrawal from activities once enjoyed such as sports or other recreational events; increased irritability or agitation such ... ...

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... therefore, their conditions will usually worsen (Dare To Live 29-30). Often teens turn to drugs and alcohol because they are suffering from depression. They feel that the chemical highs from the drugs ease the emotional pain. It is important for young adults to know that depression has a ... beginning, a middle and an end. Realizing that one is depressed, and why, is the first step to recovery (Dead End 30). How can you tell if someone is depressed? Someone who may be suicidal usually shows a lack of interest in ... life itself. They may stop participating is sports, clubs, and activit...

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... dinner around the kitchen table just does not happen. At one end of the spectrum, teens maybe pushed by their parent's to excel in sports and scholastics, and at the other end there are teens that are never given direction or aspirations by their parent's. Those pressured to excel ... maybe come overwhelmed by what is expected of them and can fall into using drugs and alcohol as a form of escape and may feel the only way out is that of suicide. On the other hand those teens without ... direction and lack of interest on the part of their parent's, may also turn to drugs and alcohol as a ...

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... severe problems with being depressed. Many teens lose interest in things that ordinarily were a blast. According to the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, things such as sports, listening to music, dating, and having fun with friends, diminish in a depressed teens life. They often just want to ... . These are things they cannot control. Dr. Fassler also said drinking and drug abuse are common elements of depression. In some cases, teens may resort to drugs in an effort to self-medicate-to ease the emotional pain. Another way a teen may feel they are "self-medicating .....

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