Reasons that teens use alcohol are: curiosity to feel good, reduce stress, and relax to fit in to feel older kids see advertising messages showing beautiful people enjoying life and alcohol. many parents and other adults use alcohol socially having beer or wine with dinner, people live in homes where a parent or other family member drinks too much.

Disadvantages & Bad Effects of Smoking: - constricts the airways of the lungs - elevates the smoker's blood pressure - causes lung cancers, emphysema, and other respiratory diseases - kills and the effects of second hand smoke are also bad for the health of those around you

for the pleasure they believe they can bring; there are many kinds of drugs available; someone tried to convince them that drugs would make them feel good or that they'd have a better time if they took them; some teens believe drugs will help them think better, be more popular, stay more active, or become better athletes; one try won't hurt; to gain attention from their parents; they're depressed or think drugs will help them escape their problems;

Statistics: 50 % of teens have sex at the age of % have AIDs at the age of about one third end in abortion 15 % teen pregnancies end in miscarriage 20 % of teen pregnancies end with the birth of the baby