Health, 21.08.2019 22:40, stephanielynch

According to statistics, half of all american teens will experiment with illegal drugs before they graduate high school

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It is true that according to statistics, half of all American teens will experiment with illegal drugs before they graduate high school. Teens are especially susceptible to bad influences, and wanting to be cool around their friends, they will often try various types of drugs during their high school years. Unfortunately, the number of such children is very large, but it doesn't happen in America only, but all over the world.

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This is true that half of the American teens experiment with illegal drugs before they pass high school. Teens are easily influenced by peer and that is considered as a status symbol among the teens. Teenagers try during their high school years only.

TEENAGERS AND DRUGS

The increasing number of such teens is very large and it’s not only the case of America but it can be seen worldwide. There are various reasons behind teenagers experiment with drugs. One of the most common reasons is that teenagers experiment with drugs is that they are bored and have no other or deeper interest. They see it as a pastime.

Peer pressure is also one of the common reasons, in which an individual doesn’t want to experiment but he does under the pressure of peer group. Some teenagers turn to alcohol and drugs as they want to escape from their sadness and depression.

There are teenagers who experiment with alcohol and drugs out of curiosity as they just want to try how it feels like. There are other factors also like stress, low self-esteem, genetic and so on.

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Grade: Middle School

Subject: Social Studies

Topic: Teenagers and Drugs

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teenagers, drugs, status symbol, peer pressure, stress, self esteem, genetics

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