get intoxicated‚ difficulties that occur when the effects of the drug wear off (withdrawal)‚ using more of a substance or for longer time than intended‚ and other life problems because of their use of a drug or drugs. After further reading more about teen drug abuse‚ it will clearly show the negative effect it could have on your children. The following will provide further understanding as to what the most common drugs are‚ ways to prevent your children from taking them‚ what the symptoms are‚ some
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English Feature Article – Binge Drinking in Teens - Too much‚ too young Statement of intent Weekends are usually treasured by most teens‚ as they are looking forward to their big plans. Some may be chilling with friends‚ catching a movie‚ going to a concert‚ or planning to party. Regardless of what they have planned‚ one thing is for certain; alcohol will be a part of many teens’ weekend plans and there’s research to prove it. Yes‚ one of the most widely available drugs on the market‚ alcohol
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and has a negative effect on society at large. Teenage marijuana abuse is the symptom of many other problems in a teen. Marijuana abuse in teens is often not recognized when something can be easily done about it. Parents need to be more involved in their children’s lives and make them aware of what marijuana does to their body and the consequences of having/smoking it. Most teens lack confidence and give into peer pressure easily. Abusers must talk to anyone they trust which is why the support
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Teen Plastic Surgery Cosmetic plastic surgery has been increasing rapidly in the medical field‚ and making its way to the top of the beauty spectrum when it comes to what is important. Teenagers‚ especially adolescent girls‚ have been exploring the new ways to enhance their external appearance‚ and not with just lipstick and eye shadow. In the past three decades‚ surgeons‚ magazine editors‚ and book authors have been investigating the consequences‚ good and bad‚ of having cosmetic surgery at such
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2013 Social Media & Teens Over the last five years‚ technology has been rapidly changing and expanding in every field imaginable. So these days making it without some knowledge of technology is illogical. Social Networking Sites allow teenagers to experiment with today’s gadgets‚ which will be useful to them in the future. Almost all college classes require the use of a computer. So before you jump the gun and say your teen isn’t mature enough to be interacting on social
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Preventing Teen Pregnancies Teen pregnancies has always been an issue in the United States and factors related to teen pregnancy include the lack of sex education being taught in public schools should include the consequences of having sex . Sex education should be taught in schools because teen pregnancies have become too common among teenage girls‚and teens aren’t developmentally ready to become parents. Today the United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the developed world with
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health of a teen. Some sources of stress that can cause stress is: a change of schools‚ school demands are too much to handle‚ problems at home‚ or problems with other teenagers within the school. Teen health can be affected by all of these aspects and can lead to depression‚ negative thoughts‚ insomnia‚ high blood pressure‚ ulcers‚ nausea‚ loss of appetite‚ muscle tension‚ severe headaches or migraines‚ teeth grinding which leads to TMJ‚ or excessive nervousness. Stress can affect teen health by
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Prevention of Teen Pregnancy Specific Purpose: To persuade others to help prevent teen pregnancy. Thesis Statement: Teen pregnancy is one of the most difficult experiences a young woman passes through. The stress of pregnancy‚ revealing of the pregnancy to parents‚ and moving on despite the shame and worry can be terrifying. Some may say they did not use protection because they weren’t planning to have sex. These kinds of life altering choices must be considered in advance in order to prevent teen pregnancy
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not think about sex seriously. As a matter of fact‚ teen pregnancy has recently increased in the United States because of early puberty‚ lack of the parents ’ care‚ and impact of drugs‚ sex movies and internet. Early puberty is often a difficult time for both boys and girls. Unlike other poor nations‚ food and nutrition in the United States are available to most of the people. Nutrition is an important element to contribute to early puberty in teens. When teenagers reach puberty‚ their secondary sex
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or other causes are called teen activists. Teen activism What is a teen activist? A teen activist is a teen who helps in community organizing for social change. Teen activists mostly speak out about problematic things or things that will become problems in the future. Teen activists spread the word about their causes by speaking out for them. There are over 2.5 million teen activists in the world. One of the most known teen activist is Helen Keller
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