Teen Alcohol and Drug Abuse

TEEN ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE
JENNIFER PIPPIN
UNIT 9 PROJECT
CM 107
PROFESSOR WRIGHT

I. INTRODUCTION:
A. What Is Teen Substance Abuse?
B. Why Do Teens Abuse Drugs and Alcohol?
C. What Problems Can Teen Substance Abuse Cause?
D. What Are the Signs? II. PREVENTING TEEN SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A. How Can It Be Prevented? B. Is Treatment Needed? C. Why Are There So Many Different Treatment Programs?

III. DEALING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A. How Can Parents Tell If There Teen Is Abusing Alcohol or Drugs? B. How Can Parents Help Their Teen? IV. FACTS ABOUT TEEN DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE: A. How Substance Use Affects Teens’ Health. B. What are Percentages of Substances in Teen Use? V. WHY TEENS ABUSE ALCOHOL AND DRUGS: A. Personal Risk Factors: 1. Family 2. Community B. Prevention Strategies

PART 2: In this part of the assignment, I will explain what I learned about Teen Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Teen substance and alcohol addiction affects many teens these days. Many teens try drugs, tobacco, and alcohol. Some teens try these drugs just a few times and stop. Some on the other hand continue to use them, which are called substance abuse. Here are some reasons teens try substances; peer pressure, it takes away some of the bad feelings they are dealing with, and they think it makes them look or feel like an adult. Teen substance abuse can cause many problems. Substance abuse can lead to having trouble in school, home issues, and problems with the police. There are many dangerous side effects of substance abuse. For instance, overdose, brain injuries just to name a few. Here are some signs your teen could have a substance abuse; if they are smoking marijuana they could have bloodshot eyes, less interest in school, grades are dropping, and they could even be skipping school. Parents might ask how I can prevent

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