Issues Affecting Teens Good Morning/afternoon Miss Blanch and class‚ I’m going to be talking about teen violence and factors that can trigger it. I select this issue as I think it’s an issue worth talking about because teen violence is the worst especially when it causes injury or even death. This issues is not expressed in The Formal but it is still a very important to talk about‚ many Australian teens have experienced violence either with friends or at parties where alcohol and/or drugs is consumed
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Alcohol and Teens From pastures to unsupervised blowouts at home‚ the social calendars of most teens are full of alcohol. Other drugs rise and fall in popularity from generation to generation‚ but alcohol never really goes out of style. From being worshiped by the ancient Babylonians to being forbidden to teenagers‚ alcohol has caused many problems. Today‚ drinking is the drug of choice by teens and causes most wrecks and deaths today. To understand alcohol people must first know the history
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most common cause of death amongst adolescents between 15-24 years of age‚ and the sixth most common cause of death amongst 5-14 year olds. It is estimated that over half of all teens suffering from depression will attempt suicide at least once‚ and of those teens‚ roughly seven percent will succeed on the first try. Teenagers are especially vulnerable to the threat of suicide‚ because in addition to increased stress from school‚ work and peers‚ teens are also dealing with hormonal fluctuations that
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climbing. With teenage pregnancy running rampant‚ it has become a greater problem. Teens that get impregnated a young age go through many hardships‚ such as having financial issues‚ getting an education‚ and keeping a steady job‚ all while caring for a child. It seems as though there are pregnant teens everywhere you look. Teens feel the need to have sex at younger and younger ages‚ resulting in more pregnancies. In fact‚ teen pregnancy in the United States is at an all time high as compared to other
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Teen Pregnancy Today’s Statistics: Teen pregnancy rate has been on a decline over the past few decades Average teen birth rate decreased 9% from 2009 to 2010‚ reaching an all time low of 34.3 births per 1‚000 women (15-19y) 44% decrease from 1991-2010 About 820‚000 teens become pregnant each year 34% of teens have at least one pregnancy before they turn 20 79% of teenagers who become pregnant are unmarried 80% of teenage pregnancies are unintended The main rise in the teen pregnancy is
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believe that teens should be able to go to see these movies alone‚ they do not have enough maturity and good judgment to have this right. Kids and teenagers should not be allowed to go to a rated R movie without a parent or guardian. Restricted movies have a direct link with violence‚ smoking‚ and drinking in teens. Also‚ content in rated R movies is not appropriate for kids and young teens. To start off‚ restricted movies are proven to cause more smoking‚ violence and drinking in teens. First of
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factors contribute to the increase of teen suicide; one of the most over-looked reasons is through the influences of communication technology (Netter‚ Niles & James‚ 2010). The internet and cell phones are innovative way to communicate‚ but today‚ teenagers now are exposed to more information and have manipulated them to do online bullying – which most teens hide for fear of embarrassment (Netter‚ Nies & James‚ 2010). Based on a developmental standpoint‚ teens are in a period of identity searching
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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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Word Count: 856 Parents have the most Influence‚ not McDonald’s and Little Debbie. There may be a reason teenagers eat more burgers and fries than fruits and vegetables: their parents. Researchers have found that adolescents are more likely to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day if their parents do. Contrarily‚ teens whose parents eat fast food and drink soda are more likely to do the same. Today families are eating less healthy food‚ eating out more‚ and
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teenage parent changes a teenager’s life tremendously and permanently. Many girls who get pregnant‚ whether they choose to keep the child or not‚ give up their hopes of being happily and successfully married‚ of being able to attend a college full time with no children to worry about‚ and many girls never even finish off their senior year the way they wanted to. Teenage girls getting pregnant and having children is not a new issue‚ in fact it has been around for years. In fact‚ according to Teen Help
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