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    regarding the dangers of drug use among teens in our community, and to encourage parents to become aware of the hazards using illicit substances. I began by providing a survey to current middle school students regarding the use of illicit substances on our campus. This wasn't my first choice of how to start. I wanted to create a presentation informing our community of the top five most consumed drugs in America, that would inform teens about the dangers that alcohol or drugs possess. Then later on

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    Drugs Amongst Teens Amena Khatun Bronx High School of Science / Health (Period 1) Date: August 4, 2015 Instructor: Dr. Zach Lynn Drugs Amongst Teens Three decades from now, T.L.O., a student at a New Jersey High School was caught smoking in a school restroom, and was brought to the assistant principal’s office. The 14-years-old teenager denied smoking, so the assistant principal persisted in searching her purse and found cigarettes, and rolling paper which is associated with marijuana (T

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    Effects Of Teen Drug Abuse Many teenagers across the country experiment with drugs. While most of them only do it once or twice, other teenagers or young adults create lifelong addictions. There are many reasons why people try drugs, leaving a deadly and devastating effect on anyone unlucky enough to be the person using or be close to the person using. Drugs can cause teens to begin abusing, create health problems, get people in serious trouble, or even lead to death. As teenagers grow older, they

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    people of age twelve or older use illegal drugs in the U.S.(Drug Abuse Symptoms, Facts, and Statistics). Drugs can affect teens in many ways they don't realize. Many teens do drugs, and they don't seem to care. Those teens may not know the facts, the effects on their health, nor the effects on their mental well-being. Drugs are Lame Teens do drugs for many reasons. Many teens decide to do drugs because they are being pure pressure to do drugs by their friends. Also if they get invited

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    Teen Drug Abuse in America In today’s society drugs are taking away our children’s lives and it is making headlines every day. “In Vancouver, Washington, a 13-year old boy was found dead after allegedly swallowing twenty-four cold-medicine pills to get high” (Taylor 45). “Nine Florida middle-school students were taken to the hospital after their strange behavior and illness at school led school officials to discover that they had overdosed on an over-the-counter cold medication” (Taylor 45). “A

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    Louisiana is a state that is known for its diverse population totaling 4,533,372 men women and children of all different races and ages, but the age and race this paper pertains to is that ranging from the age of 15 to 24, and the race would be African American males. According to latest statistical information approximately 334,987 African-American males between the ages of 15 and 24 live in the state of Louisiana which represents 7.3894% of the total African-American population, which is 1,452

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    of framing texts which support comprehension. Throughout this essay, I will focus specifically on the genre of Teen TV Drama using the television show Degrassi: The Next Generation, and comparing it to two other programs such as Saved by the Bell and Beverly Hills of 90210. Through this notion, we

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    At no point in history has being a teenager ever been easy. Since the moment you turn thirteen, you are plunged into a world where your thoughts are plagued and your emotions trap you. Teenage culture has become the normalization of peer pressure, drug and alcohol abuse, bullying, cliques, etc. Teenagers are the ones who decide who and what is cool or not. Teenagers create the social boundaries and characteristics that every generation has come to know. They are the control of the media and have

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    the Holy Spirit is in charge. David Wilkerson, a country preacher from Pennsylvania, is the founder of Teen Challenge. This organization started in 1958 and still runs today as a ministry to save those with habits that are life controlling. Teen Challenge has become one of the most effective ways to reach out to teenagers and young adults who are dealing with issues related to gangs, drugs, and alcohol. However, the road to success was very challenging for Wilkerson and his team. (Worldchallenge

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    Teenage Stereotypes

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    oppressed group who is by far, no stranger to these circumstances are teens who continuously receive the hostility of adults for simply belonging to their age group. Present day teenagers have come to be placed in an inaccurate box that classifies them as a selfish, immature group by adults due several factors, the most prominent being the media and the form it introduces teens to the average adult. The constant incorrect portrayal of teens in movies, t.v. and other platforms has caused adult audiences

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