Predominately all teenagers, and even kids, look up to drug dealers, admire rock stars and imitate robbers. ... Back in the day, kids spent a lot of time playing games with other children and reading books that sparked their interests. ... In first grade, I was a member of a four-kid gang that went around imitating TV westerns. ... The main reason no one knew was because the kids that did this were not very popular at all. ... "These kids are... neglected by their parents from birth. ...

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What really influences teens to do drugs? ... Now what influences them to do it? ... He got the influence from his father, and the neighbors. ... He was called "Tubby" and "Crisco Kid," he just had to take a chance. ... Drinking can influence what you decide on. 40% of guys say that alcohol influences their decision to do something sexual, and 32% goes for the girls. ...

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He was only seventeen years old kid. ... She was influenced by TV shows such as "16 and Pregnant" and "The American Teenager". ... Today more teens are having sex at a young age, which brings the outcome of "KIDS HAVING KIDS.... Peer pressure refers to "the influence exerted by a peer group in encouraging person to change his or her attitudes, values, or behavior in order to conform to group norms.... And they also definitely are a major influence on the amount of teenagers that do become pregnant. ...

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According to Charles Krauthammer, "Sex oozes from every pore of the culture and there's not a kid in the world who can avoid it." ... That movie is rated R, but little kids were in there with their parents. ... Now those kids might end up having sex when they become teenagers. ... In Kids Having Kids: A Robin Hood Foundation Special Report on the Costs of Adolescent Childbearing, researchers note, "During her first 12 years of parenthood, the average adolescent mother receives income and food stamps valued at just over $17,000 annually- Recent declines in pregnancy and birth rates, howeve...

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