The start of college is a new and different experience for all teenagers. They must learn to adapt to their new surroundings and make new friends, as well as to try to fit in. However, many teens feel they need to drink, smoke and do drugs to be considered cool. In a survey recently conducted on the abuse of alcohol, nicotine, and other harmful drugs, we studied that the maximum number of teenagers involved in smoking, drinking and drugs are in the age group from fourteen to twenty. In today's society, the peer pressure to drink, smoke or use drugs to fit in is all around our youth. On the basis of survey, it was found that these teenagers drink one to two times per week because they enjoy it. They feel that it is also a chance to have fun and hang out with their friends. However, teens say
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