Reasons for Teenage Drug Use

In the past decade the use and abuse of tobacco, alcohol, illegal drugs, and sexual intercourse has become a serious problem among teenagers. Many studies have been conducted to address this problem, such as the annual survey put out by Michigan State University. The deficiencies in these studies include the locality in which these studies are done as well as how to address these problems within a small community rather than broadband. The audiences of this study are the parents and policy makers of the small community of Yuma, Arizona. This study is important for the particular audience because Yuma is increasingly becoming a hot spot on the United States map for the use of drugs and a high teenage pregnancy rate. The goal for this audience is to find out the reasons behind the use of drugs and sexual intercourse so that the citizens of Yuma can begin to rectify the problem with new innovations. One purpose of this study is to identify the percentage of teenage population that are using and abusing tobacco, alcohol, illegal drugs, and sexual intercourse. The second purpose of this study is to find out the reasons for the unacceptable conduct of the teenagers in Yuma. The final purpose of this study is to identify a significant reason specific to the location of Yuma and to site possible remedies for such problem.
To find an answer to the underlying problem of “why”, some questions needed to be answered first. The percentage of the teenage population that is engaging in the use and abuse of tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and sexual intercourse needs to be found. Of the current users and abusers, the reasons for their conduct need to be sought out. Finally, the last question that needs to be answered once the results come in is how do we rectify this local problem?
For this study much literature was reviewed and other surveys were analyzed. The findings really weren’t conclusive on reasons for drug use in small rural towns, especially ones with nothing to