How Teenage Addiction Begins

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How Teenage Addiction Begins?
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• Addiction is a disorder, which can take place in
  any age. In majority of the cases however, it
  begins in the teen years. According to research
• 70 of alcohol intake begins during high school
  years.
• Students from class 9 to 12 indulge in drug
  taking/selling, which becomes a habit later on.
• According to Teenage Residential Treatment
  Centers in Los Angeles, following are the reasons
  why teens involve in the intake of drugs and
  alcohol
• Curiosity

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• They are curious to know how getting drunk or
  being high feels.
• Peer pressure
• Their company of friends are doing drugs or
  drinking.
• Defiance
• Teens want to show how they are against the
  societal rules.
• Risk taking behaviors
• They are looking for ways to seek help from
  someone.
• Boredom
• They are bored in their lives and to try
  something new, they start drinking and taking
  drugs.
• Feeling independent

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• Feeling rebellious, they want to make decisions
  on their own.
• Pleasure
• Taking drugs and drinking gives them pleasure
•  Teenage substance abuse in Los Angeles has
  increased a lot since the past few years. It is
  important to take care of this situation before
  it gets worse.

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