People in all modern societies use drugs, but today's youth are experimenting with both legal and illegal drugs, and at an increasingly early age. Some sociologists claim that parents and other members of society often set a bad example. Discuss the causes and some effects of widespread drug use by young people in modern day society. Make any recommendations you feel are necessary to help fight youth drug abuse.

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Nowadays, people in all communities take drugs to A certain extent,
however
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younger groups are practicing intake of drugs either legally or illegally. It is claimed by sociologists that their closest family members and others surrounding them play a role in their interest for unhealthy substances and affect children in a wrong way.
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essay will discuss some possible causes that create side effects and
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, suggest some actions that are necessary to be taken to prevent youths from abusing
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drug
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drugs
. Directors and tutors at school do not warn children about disadvantages of drugs that children are very curious at their teens and likely to try any form of
drug
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without being aware of its possible dangers. Another reason why illegal
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a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
drugs
drug
is used
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are used
widely is that those children have easy access to it. According to the local police report in 2017, THE majority of illegal
drug
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users claimed that they had the idea of using when they were teenagers. In order to stop misuse of
drug
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, schools should give a knowledge about
bad consequences
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the bad consequences
of taking
harmful substance
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a harmful substance
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as marijuana and
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illegal
drug
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dealers should be IMPRISONED. That way, youths will be more aware and prevent both themselves and their friends from BECOMING
addictED
compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming
addicted
to dangerous medicine. In my country,
for instance
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, primary schools organize a special day for fighting
drug
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misuse every year in cooperation with police officers and
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helped to decrease
drug
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-related crimes significantly
last
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year. In conclusion, lack of preventive action by educators and the fact that illegal
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a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
drugs
ARE sold easily by dealers are causing many people at
young age
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a young age
to become
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compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming
addicted
to
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a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
drugs
drug
and the best suggestions to
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problem would be giving knowledge about adverse results of misusing
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a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
drugs
and cutting DOWN ON ILLEGAL
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • glorification
  • peer pressure
  • coping mechanism
  • cognitive development
  • risky behaviors
  • trafficking
  • realistically address
  • parental involvement
  • mental health services
  • escapism
  • societal impact
  • substance abuse
  • preventative measures
  • healthcare burden
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