Drug Abuse

Question by mzduncan1999: I have to write a paper, “What are some causes and effects of teenage drug and alcohol abuse?”?
I would appreciate any ideas or comments. This paper is for one of my college classes and some outside imput would br great.
Thanks.

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Answer by QueenBean
Bored, unsupervised children without a developed sense of imagination. Having no choice they follow others down a path of ridiculously obvious pitfalls. Also television and movies make this pathetic option for a life style seem entertaining and financially lucrative. How deceptive the entertainment media is!

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