twenty one. This was a way for Congress to try to reduce drunk driving ("Why Is the Legal Drinking Age 21 in the United States?"). A few reasons for teens to drink are: peer pressure‚ enjoyment‚ etc. But the main reason for doing so is “breaking the law.” Eighty percent of high school seniors have used alcohol. That means that a large quantity of teens under the age of seventeen to eighteen have used alcohol before. Just the
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anything bought or taken in barter. “There are roughly 400‚000 teen births every year in the United States‚ with about $9 billion in associated public costs.” (Krisberg‚ Kim. "Teen Pregnancy Prevention Focusing on Evidence." Nation’s Health. Apr 2010: 1. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 08 Dec 2011.) Teen pregnancy is costly to everyone in the US due to lack of medical insurance‚ financial stability and responsibility of a young teen parent. Most teen mothers are on Medicaid to pay for the pregnancy‚ food stamps
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& Kipp‚ K. (2010). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence. (8th ed). Belmont‚CA: Wadsworth cengage learning. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ National Institutes Of Health. (2008). In Bipolar disorder in children and teens: a parent’s guide (pp. 1-22). Retrieved from http:www.nimh.nih.gove/health/publications/bipolar
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Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy has dramatically decreased within the last decade because of the increased used of contraception. In 2012‚ the National Center for Health statistics recorded 29 births for every 1‚000 girls‚ which has decreased since 1991 when 62 births per 1‚000 girls was recorded. Although it has decreased‚ teen pregnancy remains at the highest rate in industrialized countries such as the United States. Not only does teen pregnancy affect the young teen parents but the child as
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25‚2015 Period.3 Not enough effort is put into reducing teen pregnancy rates‚ and one reason for this is that teenage pregnancy rates in the US have generally declined since the 1950’s. But that isn’t good enough‚ because despite the decline‚ the US still has one of the highest teen birth rates in the industrialized world. Teen pregnancy should be highly discouraged as it has an effect on the teenage mother and the baby that is born. The teen mother may face complications such as premature labor‚
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Teen Driving Issues Project The Issue: Cell Phones and Driving The issue of cell phones and driving affect drivers of all ages. Teens‚ however‚ seem to be injured more often and have a higher percentage of teen car crashes that are the results of talking on their cell phone or texting and driving. Statistics "In 2009‚ 11 percent of the people who died in distracted driving crashes were 15 to 19 years old. Out of all the teens who died in crashes in 2009‚ 18 percent died in crashes that
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Indiana teens haven’t reduced their risky behavior by much in the past two years‚ according to the results of a national survey released Thursday.Drug and alcohol use was down but the smoking rates flat-lined. The percentage of teens reporting they had sex remained unchanged. And while Indiana teens reported that they get more exercise than the average teen‚ they don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables and too many of them are obese.The Indiana State Department of Health released the results of the
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March 20‚2012 English II Teen Pregnancy There is nothing wrong with being pregnant as an adolescent. This is what many people believe. I beg to differ. Being pregnant at a young age has become a “trend” in this generation. Statistics show that in the U.S. about 820‚000 become pregnant each year. That means 34% of teenagers a year get pregnant before the age of 20. Studies also show that close to 25% of these teens have a second child within 2 years. All teen pregnancies are a choice.
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Teenager’s Necessity Have you ever questioned why young teens are allowed to drive‚ especially when they’re so reckless? Allowing teens to drive at such a young age is not all bad news. In many ways it benefits the teenager‚ the teenager’s parents‚ and people around them. Driving can be a privilege for all teenagers if they do it by the law. I think that the current driving age should not be raised‚ because it teaches teens responsibility‚ gets teens to places faster and easier‚ and will be beneficial
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I chose to do my controversial essay on teen pregnancy. Did you know that in the United States of America‚ we have the highest rate of teen births in the world? Well each year in the United States‚ more than 300‚000 babies will be born to teenage mothers who have not even finished high school yet. More than half of these mothers have not even finished the ninth grade even. Many teenagers do not consider the risks involved with sexual intercourse. Teenagers who are responsible
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