Do the right thing
Do the Right Thing Essay Youth violence and drug abuse has become a major issue in our society today. 1 in 7 teens said they have been in a fight on school property this past year. More and more teens are doing drugs because they see people doing on television or are influenced by their friends. I have seen and heard of situations that have involved drug abuse and violence that have affected my life. It may not have happened directly to me, but I have seen and heard of some of the things teens have been doing and getting into. When I see kids on the news that have brought guns and knives to school, it scares me to think that someone could bring a gun or a knife to my school. Also when I here kids conversing about how high they have gotten or how high they are going to get sends a hint of disbelief and astonishment through me because they are in middle school. I think why are they doing this to themselves. I feel there are many causes or reasons to teen/youth violence. Like how they could be in an unhealthy environment like an unstable home. Another reason is taking drugs that make them lash out or be crazy. There are drugs out these days that will make some teens lash out, act senseless, and crazy. Also teens get influence from extremely violent video games and television causes them to act pugnacious. All of these things cause can cause kids/teens to do harmful things to themselves and others. I know I’m only 13 years old and it seems I’m too young to make a difference, I feel I can. There are lots of ways I can help my community against youth violence and drug abuse. I could start a group at my school for at risk kids, if there isn’t already. Also I could join a youth action team in my town. If we don’t have an action team I could start one. Also a great way to help is through social networking, like Facebook and Twitter. Lots of kids and teens are on these types of sites and if you create accounts and pages and get them out there for kids and teens