Why do Teenagers use drugs? Young people try drugs for many reasons including relaxation‚ socializing‚ curiosity or peer pressure. Alcohol‚ tobacco and cannabis are the most commonly used drugs by teenagers. Around one in five teenagers have tried cannabis at least once. Parents can reduce the risk of drugs for their children with some strategies Some strategies to avoid children using drugs may be: * Model appropriate behavior such as drinking moderately‚ not smoking and not using illicit
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Expository Essay English 2201 3/29/2012 Why do people smoke? Or choose to smoke? Adolescences have many choices to make as they develop into adulthood. Such choices include what career path they will take‚ and whether to attend university or collage. However‚ other than the huge decisions that will shape you as an adult‚ there are also many small decisions that can have the same effect on your life‚ such as weather you choose to smoke or not. Personally‚ I believe smoking is wrong. Smoking
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Why do teenagers join gangs? Have you ever felt lonely or rejected? Many teenagers around the world have. The need for acceptance‚ fear‚ protection and money are some reasons why teenagers join gangs. Probably the number one reason for teenagers joining gangs is to feel accepted. To understand why a teen joins a gang‚ you have to live in their areas and understand their environment. In gang neighborhoods‚ majority of the teens may be in a gang. This is almost equivalent to a cool club‚ because
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disease Control reports that cigarette smoke causes more than 480‚000 deaths each year in the United States. This is about one in five deaths. The center adds that smoking causes more deaths every year than Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‚ illegal drug use‚ alcohol use‚ motor vehicle injuries‚ and firearm- related incidents. With this being a known fact there are still smokers in today’s world. The question that should be asked is why do people smoke cigarettes despite their proven dangers
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Steroids have been a major component of teenage life these days. From Athletes to school going kids everybody is engaged in steroids. Why is this? This is because Steroids give you an extra boost to make your body look good and to give extra strength‚ stamina‚ etc. Then why do teenagers need it? Or high school going kids need it? This is because of our society; there is so much peer pressure for example There is a skinny boy at school and is bullied by strong and tall people at school so to counter
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1 October 2013 Why do teenagers indulge in alcoholism and smoking? In today’s society many teenagers are introduced to new ideas every day. Teenage years often include adjusting to new people‚ and experimenting and trying out many unfamiliar ideas. As a teenager some maybe naïve and not fully think of consequences‚ and or long term effects of indulging in these type of activities. The cause for teenagers indulging in alcoholism and smoking can be many reasons. For some teens‚ peer pressure
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Why do teenagers take into smoking cigarettes? Do you think that smoking has a role to shape their personality? Give reason in your essay. Smoking cigarettes has become a vital part of many people’s lives. Some people are so addicted to smoking that they cannot pass a day without it. Smoking cigarettes has become a habit to people of all ages; ranging from children and adults to very old people. But nowadays‚ teenagers are mostly accused for taking up this habit which plays an important role
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YOUNG adults are less likely to smoke cigarettes‚ but they may be getting their nicotine hit elsewhere. The demographic‚ aged between 18 and 29‚ have been smoking less cigarettes across the United States over the past decade. However a new poll suggests that may be due to smokers switching to alternative products. The recently released Gallup poll indicates that young adults are more likely to use alternative tobacco products when compared to other age demographics. These alternative forms of tobacco
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consuming alcohol and smoking on parties‚ but why it is so common to find teenagers consuming alcohol?‚ knowing that is dangerous for their health‚ because we are talking about addictions.There are many factors that can lead to teenagers to consume alcohol and smoking cigarretes and other things like marijuana‚ but‚ the most common factors are: curiosity‚ peer pressure‚ low self esteem‚ family lifestyle and of course the mass media. In our point of view‚ teenagers are more exposed to fall in alcoholism
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Why people smoke Tobacco is a silence kill. Smoking is a major contributing factor in lung cancer. Smokers with high-level NNAL is twice more likely to have lung cancer than nonsmokers. And the health risks of tobacco smoking are well known with regard to diseases of the heart‚ lungs‚ and blood vessels. The average life expectancy of smokers is fewer 4.6 years than non-smokers. Smoking has so much harm. But why we meet smokers everywhere. It is reported that China currently has about 3.5 million
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