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“Teenage Use And Abuse Of Drugs And Alcohol“ “Teenage use and abuse of Drugs and Alcohol” I have learned a few things in my experience with drugs and alcohol, one of which the difference between experimentation, use, and abuse of drugs and alcohol. I see the differences as follows; three tries are experimentation, more than that is use. Abuse is characterized by the need to have the drug (whether it is marijuana, cocaine, alcohol, or tobacco) and the preoccupation with getting it. I have also learned that some of my peers are more likely to be attracted to and hooked on drugs, nicotine, and alcohol. I have concluded that the risk increases with these following factors and that more than one of these can “tip the scales.” 1. A family history of drug use or alcoholism 2. A family in turmoil 3. Learning difficulties 4. Behavioral problems before adolescence 5. Early school failure 6. Hyperactivity 7. Poor impulse control 8. Rebelliousness 9. Low self-esteem 10. The belief that “it can’t happen to me” 11. Thinking that marijuana (or cocaine, or heroin if it is not injected) is not addictive Although I do not believe that these are the reasons why alcohol, drugs, drug, often, warning, friends, users, signs, sign, one, kids, friend, family, using, teens, swings, substance, school, problems, performance, older, new, need, mood, marijuana, learned, law, instead, indicate, helped, follows, experimentation, early, cocaine, child, change