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Why Kids do Drugs

Published on Jul 13, 2016

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Why Kids do Drugs

Taya Friedrich

Reason #1- Peer Pressure

  • Teenagers will do drugs just based on peer pressure
  • Ways around this are as simple as going to talk to other people
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Reason #2-Lack of Confidence

  • Teenagers do drugs because they think that they aren't cool enough to be with others
  • A basic way to avoid this is show what you're actually good at.

Reason #3-Quick Happiness

  • Drugs' effects on a person can make them feel happy so teenagers will use them as a quick shortcut to happiness
  • Another simple way to avoid this is just by talking to people and make actual friends
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Reason #4-Popular Media

  • This is basically what it says, children will see drugs in media then be convinced to do them
  • A way to solve this is just simply avoiding those websites or places that say those things
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Reason #5-Rebellion

  • Teenagers to drugs to go against what people say
  • This is basically a hard thing to have an alternative, just have them know the outcomes of doing drugs
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