Commentary: Drugs among teens and young adults 9 Articles

by James Pullman Ii

Ah, drugs. What a great thing, huh? They can heal you when you're sick, and, in my case, they can make you sick. Going to high school in a small town, I know all about drugs. You never really hear about drug use in bigger ...read more

by Lillian Brooks

I grew up in a sheltered environment, and didn't really think that kids did drugs in high school. Was I in for a shocker. Not only did teens drink and do drugs, some freshmen in my own class were proud of it! "Shouldn't...read more

by Bethany Vanderzand

I find it disturbingly hypocritical that society, as a general unit, looks down upon those who use drugs recreationally, when medical doctors, therapists, psychologists, and parents are passing out pharmaceuticals like can...read more

by Daniel Jones

Among teens and young adults, Drugs and Alcohol Run Ramped today. Studies show after careful investigation, that 3 out of 5 teens and young adults Drink Alcoholic Beverages. 4 out of 5 teens and Young Adults Smoke Marijuan...read more

by Liquorice

There are few things more annoying to me than "The reformed pop star" pontificating to the nation's youth about how he has been to the edge of the abyss, due to his out of control habit of ingesting huge amounts of whateve...read more

by Danielle B

Drugs among teens and young adults are being more and more common. It is almost a gurantee that any party they attend there will be some kind of substance there. Marijuana is one of the more popular drugs and ties in g...read more

by Ann Drema

The funny thing is we have come so far in medical research and healing diseases, fixing broken bones, replacing organs, and now we are entering what our president is against, and area which doesn't make me feel too secure ...read more

by Xauri'El Zwaan

One of a parent's most desperate fears is that their child will get involved with drug use and end up an addict, a jailbird, or dead. I'm not going to try and say that these fears are unjustified. I have seen (and, yes, ...read more

by KoolKid4life

Being a teen myself I know what its like to be pressured into doing drugs. Most teens use drugs because they are depressed or they are being pressured into doing stuff they wouldn't do normally. Drugs are expensive an...read more