Teens can be committed in various ways with alcohol and legal or illegal drugs

Tomas Garcia

Col 101 H

Dr. Silay

10/14/13

Teens can be committed in various ways with alcohol and legal or illegal drugs. It is common to experiment with alcohol and drugs during adolescence. Unfortunately, teenagers often do not see the relationship between their actions today and the consequences tomorrow. They have the tendency to feel indestructible and immune to the problems that others experience. The use of alcohol or drugs at an early age increases the risk of using other drugs later. Some teenagers experiment a little and stop using them or continue to use them occasionally without significant problems. Others will develop a dependency, then use more dangerous drugs and cause significant harm to themselves and possibly others.

Adolescence is the time to try new things. Teens use alcohol and other drugs for many reasons, including curiosity, to feel good, to reduce stress, to feel like adult or to belong to a group. It is difficult to determine which teens will experiment and stop there, and which will develop serious problems.

Teenagers abuse a variety of drugs, both legal and illegal. Legal drugs available include alcoholic beverages, medicines per prescription and inhalants. Illegal drugs that are most commonly used are marijuana, cocaine, LSD, PCP and ecstasy. The use of illegal drugs is increasing, especially among young adolescents. First marijuana use occurs in middle school and alcohol use can start before age 12. The use of marijuana and alcohol in high school has become common.

The use of drugs and alcohol is associated with a variety of negative consequences, including increased risk of serious drug use later in life, school failure, poor judgment which may put teens at risk from accidents, violence, unplanned sex, risky behavior, and suicide.

Most research indicates that sexual behaviors in young people are often more frequent and precocious and early adolescents tend not to use effective contraception. Not using contraception can lead to unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. This leads to high rates of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents and young adults.

Teenagers look for company to have fun, chat, hang out, mainly with peers and with people of the opposite sex, all in different places: school, work, church, etc.. The family, friends and relationships are the areas where most young people socialize, have fun and lives with other people.

Studies also found that when choosing a contraceptive method, teenagers only think about preventing pregnancy, but do not consider the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease. Young people have unprotected sex irresponsibility and not having the contraceptive at the time, if in a stable and lasting relationship, while agreeing that condoms should be used in all relationships. In relation to emergency contraception, like Plan B, respondents

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