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More and more young people are using drugs and alcohol and as a result, breaking the law. What are the causes of this problem? What are some possible solutions?

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In recent years, many teenagers breaking the law through consuming drugs and alcohol has become a significant issue.
This
 essay will examine causes and solutions and present my own perspective. There are a variety of different factors that have led to making young people break the law
as well as
 taking drugs and alcohol. One of the major causes can be that they want to escape from
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reality because they may have
a family issues
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 if they have a conflict inside their families the teenagers can't handle it well
therefore
 it's easier for them to run away by using forbidden things. The second reason is that teenagers can make bad
friendship
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 in school which
lead
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 them to use
this
 kind
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 to look cool and awesome in front of their peers. The third reason is that many
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 and families underestimate the importance of
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 awareness about the harms of taboos. Despite some obvious reasons described above, there are several actions that adults could take to solve the problems.
Firstly
, a simple solution would be to increase the awareness of using illegal things.
For instance
,
school
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 can teach them about the harmful effects
from
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 using these things, bring a group of people who
recover
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 from addiction, and make them
to
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do projects about consuming drugs and alcohol.
While
 the parents help them to deal with their emotions and maybe visit a therapist. In conclusion, addiction poses several serious problems, including
break
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 the law.
However
, solutions
such
 as increasing
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awareness can help address these issues effectively. It is vital for individuals to take proactive measures to ensure that young people are mentally and physically well.
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