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Teens and Peer Pressure By: Hannah D How can teens deal with peer pressure? Well, what is peer pressure? Peer pressure is when your peers try to make you do something bad that you do not want to do. People give into peer pressure because they want to be liked, or to fit in. They do it because people worry that other kids may make fun of them. Another reason is because they might want to try something other people are doing.

Peer pressure can make us do drugs, bad academic performance, fashion choice, alcohol or other drug use, choice of friends, and decision to have a boyfriend/girlfriend. A person needs to have inner strength and self-confidence. For a person to say no they need lots of power or strength. They need to stay away from peers who pressure them to do stuff that is wrong.

Took, Kevin. "Dealing with Peer Pressure." __Kids Health for Kids__. Nov 2007. Nemours foundation. 6 Dec 2007 .

by Tremayne C
 * Teens and Guns**

What ages for teens to carry guns? The most common age for teens To carry guns is middle school and up to collage.Why do teens carry guns? Suicide is the second leading cause suicide with guns more than any other method.What could parentsDo to help their child not to carry a gun? They can team up with other parents and get Involved in the community; join your neighbors in activate to reduce violicne.

Works cited:

building healthy relationships." palo alto medical foundation. 12 Nov 2003. palo alto medical foundation. 19 Dec 2007 .

What are the dangers of having guns around teens by: Cesar O

Teens commit suicide with guns more than another method. Teens who complete suicide of ten get the gun from home or the home of a relative or friend. People should remove guns from homes if they have a depressed or suicide family member.How many teens die from guns/In 2002, shootings in Illinois alone killed 146 children. Gun violence killed 2,898 American children. The gun death rate for African American males ages 15 to 19 was 56 per 100,000. More African American teens are killed in gun violence each year than white teens.

Works Cited: "Fact File." Common Sense about Kids and guns. 1999. Common Sense about Kids and guns. .

"National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center." National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center. 12/19/2007. Lxis Nexis. 2005 .===// = =

Article 1 By Manuela B.

How do teens get dangerous drugs? Well most teens get drugs from friends, family members, other kids, and unknown people. They usually get marijuana, cocaine, and crack. They are the most sold and bought by teens.Teens also use these dangerous drugs, but why? Some say it feels good or they think it’s cool. Others use it so they can be the center of attention.

Works Cited: The Effects of Drugs on Teens. Teens and Drugs. 2007. 18 Dec2007http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC051857/index.html

"Drugs and Teen Substance Abuse." Focus Adolescent Services. 2007. Focus Adolescent Services. 06 Dec 2007 .

Teens and violence by Gabriel L

Have you ever wondered how teen get their violent ways and their weapons .Do you wonder were teens get their violent behaviors and how their violent behaviors get more violent .Do you wonder what are some consequences for teen violent and who is at risk. It is sometimes easy for children to get guns they get the guns from their friends, family, and peers. They get their violent behaviors from there friends, family, and peers. Their teen violence lead to more violence. Some warning signs for teen violent are people with low IQ, poor behavioral control, social cognitive or information-processing deficits. some and consequences are some people are injuredand hospitalized.

Work cited: "family first aid." __family first aid__. 2000. program for trouble teens. 13 Dec 2007 .focuse adolescent services." __teen violence__. 2007. 18 Dec 2007 .why do young people murder." __about .com__. 2007. the new york times. 18 Dec 2007 <http://mentalhealth.about.com/cs/familyresources/a/youngmurderPeer

Pressure! by Lidia G

Peer Pressure can come from anyone. Peer Pressure something that someone forces you to do something that you want to do. Lots of people will force you to do things you don’t want to do. Peer Pressure can be dangerous it might make you do wrong things. BE SMART! DO WHAT’S RIGHTS

Works cited: __Reach Out__. 19 Dec 2007 http://www.reachout.com.au/home.asp.

Why teens use guns By Luis M

Why do teens use guns? Teens are more likely to use guns to threaten then defend. People that use guns to threaten people are like gang members, drunk and drugged people. People that use gun to defend and protect themselves are police, the military.People that are in gangs have guns so they can go and threaten and kill insistent people.Over 40% Hispanic are In gangs, and between 50% and 60% are Africans-Americans.

Works Cited"Harvard University Gazette." Harvard News. 18 Dec 2007 [|www.hno.harverd.edu/gazette/2004/04.08/12-guns.htm].

How badly can drugs affect a teenager’s body? by Iris R.

Drugs can affect almost every system in your body. It can damage your brain as well as other body organs. It don’t matter what way you take a drug (inhaling, swallowing, smoked, and injected) its going to end up in your bloodstream and other body parts. Drugs may wear off, but they can also cause life-damage to your body. They can affect your mind badly making it hard for you to make the right choices. Some drugs can cause you your body to loose its ability to fight infections. Other drugs disrupt the brains ability to regulate body temperature. Overdoses can because you have difficulty breathing until the person dies.

Works cited: Suzanne, Murphy. "In harm ways: More facts about how drugs abuse puts your whole body at risk." __Scholastic__. 2007. Scholastic. 18 Dec 2007 . "What are drugs?." __Drugs, alcohol, and smoking -straight talk__. March 2007. Girls health government. 19 Dec 2007 http://www.girlshealth.gov/substance/drugs.htm.

Peer Pressure by Ricardo A.

The main idea is that to tell people about how to prevent of doing something. The thing to do is to ask advice to your parents. It will help prevent alcohol and drugs.

Works cited "peer pressure." __Reach out__. 6/30/07. Inspire foundation. 18 Dec 2007 .//// "preparing youth for peer pressure." __National Mental Health information center__. 19 Dec 2007 .

Violence Victimization By Jewell R.A.

In 2005, overall violent crime victimization among teens reached an all-time low, half the rate of 1996. Teens (and pre- teens) ages 12 to 19 are the victims of violent crime like (aggravated assault, rape and other sexual assault, and robbery) at much higher possibilities than are adults. Violence during teen years can have very serious consequences .Teens who have been violently victimized are more likely to have chronic health problems, substance abuse problems, and problems at school and in the neighborhood. Sexual and physical assault are also associated with higher probabilities of mental health problems during their teenage years, including a stress disorder.

Additionally, teens who are the victims of violent crime may be more likely to commit violent criminal offenses themselves. Violent victimization during teenage years also predicts problem behaviors in adulthood. For example, teenage victims of violent crime are more likely than other teens to be peers or victims of violence as adults and to suffer from a stress disorder as adults.

o Facts  From 1996 to 2005, the rate of violent victimization for teens ages 12 to 19 ( rape, robbery, aggravated and simple assaults, and homicide) fell by more than half. There were major reductions for many types of violent crime during this period, including simple assault, aggravated assault, and robbery.  For example, rates of aggravated assault victimization fell from 15.6 to 8.7 per 1000 teens ages 12 to 15 and from 25.3 to 9.7 per 1000 youths ages 16 to 19.

Works citied: "Violent Crime Victimization." __Child Trend Databank__. 2002. Child Trends. 12 Dec 2007

Article 2 by Kayleah W.

What is drug abuse? It is to feel good and escape the real world. How is drug use can lead to addiction? You can cross the line of abuse drug. Drug abuse is using drugs other to feel good and escape the real world.

Works Cited __www.helpguide__. 2001. http://www.helpguide.org/mental/drug_substance_abuse_addiction_signs_effects_treatment.htm. 12Dec 2007 .

Why do young people murder? by Valeria Mata

About teen-age boys with guns. There has been a sunning increase in the number of boy under 18 charged with murder. The reason are the drug epidemic among the urban poor, the growing number and firepower of guns, the eroding quality of public schools and the glorification of violence on television and in movies. And because of breakdown in families.

Works Cited: butterfield, fox. "teen-age boys with guns." __the new york times__. 19 Oct 1992. murder+ teens+ reason. 13 Dec 02007 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEEDC1339F93AA25753C1A964958260.

"why do young people murder?." __about.com:mental health__. 06 Nov 2005. about.com. 11 Dec 2007 http://mentalhealth.about.com/cs/familyresources/a/youngmurder.htm.

Juvenile Delinquency by Shy L

What is juvenile delinquency? Crimes committed by people 18 or younger are classified as juvenile crimes. These crimes could include: violent crimes, aggravated, assault, homicide, rape, robbery.

Kids and gangs By Zachary F.

Kids join gangs for many reasons most common is girls and popularity. Shootings, death and poverty are some of the many things you will face when you are in a gang. Reasons for kids joining gangs are respect, attention, money, to help their homes, to have stuff, self protection; some kids grow up in neighborhood where it’s a way of life. In conclusion I found out kids have many reasons for joining gangs and their are bad thing that happened when your in a gang.

Works Cited:

"gangs." __focus adolent services__. 2000. focus adolenct services. 11 Dec 2007 .

"why kids join gangs ." __gangs and at risk kids__. 10/15/07. 11 Dec 2007 [|www.gangsandwhy.com/gwhyjoin].

What are drugs doing to our future? by Alex C.

Why do teens use drugs? Teens use drugs for different resons.they they use drugs for fun or just to feel good. Lots of teens use drugs around 13 just to try it. Some popular drugs are marijuana, cocaine, and crack. Once they start using drugs, they start abusing them. Some abuses of drugs are physical, mental, and emotional. Finally teens get addicted to the effect of drugs. To find out if your child is doing drugs go to www. Health.discovery.com

Works cited:

"The Effects of Drugs on Teens." __teens and drugs__. Dec122007 http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC051857/index.html.

"teen center." __substance abuse__. 30 Oct 2007. Discovery health. 19 Dec 2007 [|www.health.discovery.com].

Why do most gangs start drugs? By Johnnie Bennon

Most gangs are just about beating people up, and violence. But not all, there are also gangs known as Drug Gangs. They even involve teens. Drug Gangs are worse than regular gangs. Drug Gangs are all about the drugs and violence as well. They’ll be smoking that weed and cigarettes. But the main reason that gangs start drugs is just because of stress or peer pressure to start them. Sometimes it is to fit in. Which is bad because most of them over do it and wind up dead?

They need to learn to take it down a notch and not over do it. They actually don’t need to do drugs. When teens get involved in gangs they were usually pressured into joining. Then once you join it automatically means the members of the gangs are going to try and get you to do things that you don’t want to do. Like beat people up for no reason and do drugs. But teens need to try their best and stay away from situations that would get them into trouble or involved with peer pressure. But once you join a gang and try to get out you are going to have some difficulties. Drug gangs are very bad about doing the illegal drugs. Most of the time it’s because they think it makes them look tougher, badder, and cooler. But it really doesn’t.

Article 6 by Kevin Dobbins

Why do teens do drugs? They say it feels good or fit in. One big drug is weed. Weed is a plant that you smoke to get high. Steroids are also big; it’s an injection that makes you stronger experts say. This drug is big in sports.

What are drugs? A drug is any chemical that produces therapeutic or non-therapeutic that affects the body. People are at risk especially teens some warnings are coughing a lot, personality change, drop of grades change of friends.

Works Cited izenberg, neil. "about teens health." __teenshealth__. 1995-2007. nemours foundation. 18 Dec 2007 [|http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/.] Lebelle, Nick. "Drugs and Teen Substance Abuse." __Focus Adolescent Services__. 2007. Focus Adolescent Services. 18 Dec 2007 [[http://www.focusas.com/index.html.What Are

What Are Drugs Doing To Teens By Fantasia Young

Teens do drugs for different reasons. They use drug to fit in groups and to have friends. They get them from drugs dealers and from friends. The popular drugs are marijuana, cocaine, and crack. Many effects are kidney damage, death.

Why do teens us substances? Lots of teens do these things at age of thirteen. Teens do these things for fun.

Works citied

teens and substances abuse. 30 oct 2007. discovery heath. 12 Dec 2007


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