Teenage Alcoholism By Austin J. Russell December 14‚ 2011 Teenage drinking. What is it about drinking that teenagers find so attractive? Social influences? Confidence? Respect from others? The focus of this article is on why the highest percentage of alcohol drinkers is young people and teenagers like me and the reasons behind that percentage. Statistics show that the highest percentage of alcoholics‚ at least in the United States lies in the younger population. This figure is 31.5% (www
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common than ever‚ and should be taken extremely seriously. Most of the time this doesn’t just happen overnight‚ but many factors can play a part in a serious case of teenage depression. Being depressed can lead to a lot worse things than just being bored. There are countless means by which a teenage can become depressed. Loss of a family member‚ anxiety‚ school grades‚ any kind of mental disorder‚ and even the thought of death are some causes. Depression can ruin families as a whole. If one family
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Teenage Suicide Suicide is intentional self-inflicted acts that end in death("Suicide‚" Compton’s). After a series of traumatic events‚ normal coping abilities can be pushed over the edge; the result may be suicide. In each year‚ an average of 30‚000 suicide deaths occur in the United States. It is estimated that 5‚000 of those suicides are committed by teenagers(SA\VE‚ 2). One major reason that the suicide rate among teenagers is so high‚ is that the teenage years are a period of commotion
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Pregnancy is said to be one of the most exciting and most awaited part of a married woman and to her partner. Physical changes on woman’s body happen‚ also‚ one should be able to adjust these bodily changes and most importantly the woman’s needs to be able to be psychologically prepared (Felipe‚ 2010). The woman is waiting for 9months to give birth to a new life that will make a family be called a family. However there are pregnancies that are untimed
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References: Absolute Astronomy (2010) Teenage suicide: Facts‚ Discussion Forum‚ and Encyclopedia Article http://www.absoluteastronomy.com American Psychiatric Association (2000) Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-IV-TR. Angelfire (2010) Teen Suicide‚ Retrieved on October 1‚ 2010 from Adolescent
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Teenage Sex Teenage Sex Sexually active teenagers in America are significant problems for which we have done something. A question that rings in the minds of teenagers everywhere is when to have sex. Catholic teachings instruct us to wait until one is in a loving marriage to have sex. Not only is the church preaching abstinence‚ but now public schools are also teaching students about the advantages of abstinence. Premarital sex is a growing
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The research found out that most parents (95 ) stated that the sex education has the primary role to prevent teenage pregnancies . However less than half (35 ) initiated frequent sex education with their children . Moreover ‚ the research found out that mothers` and fathers` skill in sex education varied ‚ demonstrating some uncertainty in this aspect of parenting Generally parents talked less to their children about various sexuality s with the factual s such as teenage pregnancies ‚ birth ‚ and
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Teenage suicide has become a critical‚ national problem the extent of which is mind boggling. From 1980 to 1992 the rate of suicides involving persons from the ages of 10-14 years old has increased by 120 percent‚ and has increased 28.3 percent when involving persons from the ages of 15-19 years old (Suicide 451). More recently in a poll of 3‚210 high-school honor students‚ a stunning one-quarter have seriously considered suicide (Eaton 15). Suicides have been proven to be one of the leading
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"Teenage pregnancy" For me Teenage pregnancy is defined as a teenage or underage girl‚ usually within the ages of 13-17‚ becoming pregnant. The term in everyday speech usually refers to women who have not reached legal adulthood‚ which varies across the world‚ who become pregnant. When I heard about it the question that goes in my mind is that‚ “what is the cause of it?”. I’d asked my friends about it‚ base on my them and I agree on it‚ the first
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Most pregnancies among girls under 18 ended in abortion last year. Out of around 40‚000 pregnancies more than 20‚000 were terminated - the first time more had chosen this option than become mothers. The figure is higher than 2007‚ when it just hit 50 per cent‚ and consistent with a steady upwards trend since the Government started its controversial Teenage Pregnancy Strategy in 1999. Figures out on May 21 will also show that for the first time the number of abortions performed on women
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