Teen Drug Use In Our Society
Teens in our society are more at risk of drug use than ever before in our countries current climate with everything going on like Covid-19 or the anger built up from all the social injustice across the country. Teens are stressed about there future so they try new things like pot or vaping to destress themselves. Social media has also had the worse impact on teens, because of apps like Snapchat and Instagram have made drugs easy to find for teens.
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/monitoring-future-survey-high-school-youth-trends
Social Medias Influence
Social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat can display the habits of influencers and other students lives. Teens who are exposed to the social media are 2 times more likely to use some type of drug. Social Media also creates mental health problems for teens, when you pair use of drugs and bad mental health you can get substance abuse. Social Media has created this drug culture than keeps growing with teens. Examples of drug/social media culture below.
Call to Action
In my opinion there really isn't anything you can do to stop teen drug use. Even though you cant stop it you can support your children though it, you can make them realize that there's more to life than just getting high all the time. You can talk to your children about your experiences with substances to make them see that its normal and its life.
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