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 Have you found that a troubled teen in your life has been struggling with drugs and or alcohol abuse? For many parents finding out that their son or daughter has been struggling with [|**teen drug abuse**] is a catastrophic revelation. Thoughts of failure, disappointment, guilt, and embarressment flood a parents mind. However, you must remember that you are not the only parent to face such a situation. And more importantly, many families have overcome teen drug abuse in the past. Drugs have no rightful place anywhere in society; however, they have even less of a place in academic environments where teens are living in their most formative years. That the teen drug/alcohol user's academic performance is severely impaired, along with his or her level of responsibility – such as skipping class, failing to complete assignments, etc. – speaks to the notion that drug and alcohol use is rampant throughout American middle and high schools. This abuse has produced teenage student body's with many abusers whose relationships, reputations, futures, wallets, self-images and especially grades suffer as a direct result of the [|**teen drug abuse**]. One might readily argue that [|**teenage drug abuse**] has reached epidemic proportions on some college campuses and high school facilities. Alcohol – one of the most misused drugs today – is also one of the most popular and readily available of all types of drugs and controlled substances found on high school campuses. Waking in a stupor after the previous night's party, missing classes, falling behind and ultimately losing whatever funding may have accompanied one's higher education is but a single representation of how drugs and/or alcohol can detrimentally impact one's academic experience. Many teens think college is just one big party now that they are on their own at school. However, the soiree does not last long once parents find out the extent to which their teen children have detrimentally impacted their scholastic rating by skipping class, failing to complete assignments and generally neglecting their scholastic responsibilities ** Teen Drug Abuse Articles **
 * [|Methamphetamine] - Physical and Social Effects.        [|Teen Smoking] - Why they start and how it is effecting teens socially and physically.         [|Teen Drug Use Statistics I] - A few alarming statistics of teen drug use.         [|Teen Drug Use Statistics II] - Some more interesting statistics on teen drug use.

[|Alcohol on Campus] - The trends of alcohol consumption on college campuses. [|Teens and Steroids] - Effects and warning signs of teen steroid use.

[|Ecstacy] - Teens and the Drug Ecstacy. [|Over the Counter Drug Abuse] - The rising trend of teens abusing over the counter drugs.

[|Household Products] - If your teenager decides to experiment with drugs, their first high may not come from illicit drugs, such as cocaine, methamphetamine, or marijuana.

[|Club Drugs] - As clubs grow in popularity among teens, so do the drugs associated with clubs. ||     [|Marijuana] - Marijuana Use Among Teens. [| Teen Drug Use] - The Health Effects of Teen Drug Use. [|Teens and Alcohol] - The Health Effects of Teen Alcohol Use. [|Teen Drug Addiction] - Addiction patterns and statitistics of teen drug abuse. [|Inhalants] - The Silent Epidemic: Teens and the Use of Inhalants. [|Cocaine Use Among Teens] - A definition and warning signs of cocaine use among teens. [|Prescription Drug Abuse] - Recognizing the prescription drugs that are being abused by teens.

[|Hallucinogens] - Understanding hallucinogens and how they are abused by teens.

[|Addiction and the Family] - Raising drug free teenagers.

[|Overindulgent Parents] - There is a link between teenage drug use and overindulgent parents.

[|Teen Addiction] - Talking to teens about addiction. || 