Teenage Drug Abuse

One of the largest problems in society today is teenage drug abuse. After a dramatic drop in the use of illicit drugs among teens throughout the 80’s, once again teen drug use is on the rise at a dangerous rate and shows no signs of slowing down. In 1979 more than 16 percent of children between the ages of 12-17, used drugs according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Under the banner of the “Just Say No” slogan, …showed first 75 words of 2810 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2810 total…our history have required drastic change which has made the world a better place. If people were too afraid to give women the right to vote or grant African Americans Civil rights our world may have faced a disaster. These drastic changes were necessary. Teenage drug abuse is rapidly becoming a larger problem every day. If a drastic change is not made soon, more innocent lives will fall victim to the severe problems of addition.