Drug and alcohol abuse is a serious problem among many young people. Most drug and alcohol abuse happens on the weekend at a party or at a friend’s house. Young people want to be popular and fit in, and if fitting in means drinking or using drugs, they are going to do it. After a few parties, and a few nights out at a friend’s house,young people start to get addicted to …showed first 75 words of 550 total…

…showed last 75 words of 550 total…with HIV and other diseases. They can start to lose friends, because no one wants to be around someone who is drunk or on drugs. They smell bad, and their attitudes have changed. Drug and alcohol abuse is a serious problem among many young people. If young people would try being themselves and focus on school work, instead of trying to fit in, there would not be as many problems with drug and alcohol abuse.