Substance Abuse

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This paper discusses the worrying increase in teenage substance abuse in the United States. The paper contends that the teens not only need information about drugs from the school and communities but their families need to be informed and supportive as well. The paper highlights education as the key to solving the problem, explaining that in order to keep the teens out of violence and off drugs they need to be made aware of the consequences of substance abuse.

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"Like a lot of things in life, we tend to adapt to our surroundings. Take this case for instance; a young girl who has a hard time waking and getting motivated to do school work or even go to school. Some parents adapt to this behavior by waking their child up, when before they only needed an alarm clock and now they have to yell to get their kid to go to school (Babbit 2000, pg13). According to Babbit, some parents of adolescent abusers tend to become isolated. They don't want to leave the house for fear that their child will do something irresponsible and socialize less with the neighbors or family friends. Parents might choose to ignore the problem as if it were something that will just pass in time. Babbit states that "When isolation occurs, it is impossible for a family or a substance abuser to get help (Babbit 2000, pg 16)." "

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