The Causes That Lead Teenagers to Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2008 in the subject Sociology - Children and Youth grade: 1.5 Mindanao State University course: Sociology language: English abstract: The problems of teenagers involving drug abuse and alcohol abuse are primarily caused by stressful life events peer influence and failure of parents to take their children away from harmful activities. Besides drug abuse and alcohol abuse might lead to sexual abuse or molestation and teenage pregnancy as well as the commission of violent crimes. This paper is aimed at studying these factors for the benefit of the government academe church organizations and other institutions the members of which are advocates of helping teenagers who have problems on alcohol and drug abuse.