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"Teen Drug Abuse Health Effects." //Teen Drug Abuse Health Effects//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. .
 * 1) substance abuse can cause many health issues including depression
 * 2) its often a result of peer pressure or trying to cope
 * 3) drugs are easy to access especially for teens
 * 4) drugs are a bad thing unless prescribed by a doctor or taken in harmless dosages
 * 5) Teens abusing drugs and alcohol is a serious epidemic
 * 6) once you get addicted, usually the only way to get unhooked would be therapy
 * 7) it ruins relationships with friends and family
 * 8) often leaves people broke and without a job
 * 9) about 10% of teens between 12 and 17 are using illigal drugs
 * 10) mostly male teens do drugs (12.3%)
 * 11) 10.9% of females
 * 12) about 48% of teens smoke while about 6% doesn't
 * 13) Substance abusers set bad examples for the younger generations that are easily influenced
 * 14) parents often put their kids in boarding schools because they're so troubled
 * 15) the abuser becomes aggressive and constantly makes bad decisions