One of the goals of the City of Chicago's Health Department is to develop ways to decrease teenage drug use. Since the number of adolescents who use illegal drugs is growing rapidly, new and innovative prevention methods must be experimented with in order to solve the problem. Approaching the i...

Becoming a member of a peer group is one of the immediate effects of adolescence. Peer groups influence adolescent society and identity by allowing young people to explore individual interests and uncertainties while retaining a sense of belonging and rank within a group of friends. There may be cos...

Youths Having It Harder Than Suspected Nanette Davis challenges the myth that today' s youth have it easy in her chapter titled " Youth in At-Risk society." Davis shows that being a youth today is much more difficult than the imaginable. Youth have to ...

Adolescents are no longer considered children. They can't reason like an adult but no longer have the mentality of a child. They are individuals on their way to becoming adults but do require a lot of help and guidance from their parents. Adolescence is a hard time for both teens and parents. Tee...

The Truth About Teen Pregnancy Although the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States has declined greatly within the past few years, it is still an enormous problem that needs to be addressed. These rates are still higher in the 1990's than they were only a decade ago. The Uni...

The Truth About Teen Pregnancy Although the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States has declined greatly within the past few years, it is still an enormous problem that needs to be addressed. These rates are still higher in the 1990's than they were only a decade ago. The Uni...

The Truth About Teen Pregnancy Although the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States has declined greatly within the past few years, it is still an enormous problem that needs to be addressed. These rates are still higher in the 1990's than they were only a decade ago. The Unit...