When it comes to teens, the sheer power of curiosity and a sense of rebellion or even adventure to some is enough to push them into the world of drugs and alcohol. To many teens drugs and alcohol come with little to no immediate consequences, which of course isn’t true but is difficult to explain to a young person who is surrounded by friends who are smoking cigarettes, drinking and using certain drugs on a frequent basis. It is somewhat of a fascination when it comes to substance use among teens. They go from speculating about certain drugs their friends have tried to the experimental phase which for many is the beginning of the end. Dealers often offer firs time or new users “the good stuff” in order to get them hooked, and for a teen doing drugs for the first time who is provided with the best of the best will probably have a lot of fun and desire more, and more, and more until the experimental phase is over and they now have a serious drug problem.… Read the rest »
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