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= = **__Drugs among teenager`s in Britain __**

**// Drugs has, and will always be a problem for the humanity. Also drugs among teenager`s is a large problem, especially in Britain. On this page I`ll try to answer why the drug rate is so extremely high among teenagers in Britain. When I say teenagers I refer to boys an //** **// d girls between 15 and 16 years of age. //**

Britain is told to be the drug capital of Europe. The reason for this is pretty much the teenager’s use of cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamine not to mention a lcohol. British teenager’s consumption of these drugs is the worst in the whole of Europe. The only country that can match Britain is the "drug capital of the world" USA. According to the European Union's drug agency one in 20 school children have used illegal drugs at least once in their life. These numbers are far from good compared to other countries in Europe.(1)

There are many reasons why so many as one in three teenagers are starting to use drugs, cigarettes and alcohol, some of them is to cope with the pressure and stress of exams and coursework deadlines. This can cause high expectations from teachers and parents at school and home.(3) There are often some youngsters are tempted to use drugs to be "cool" and to impress their friends, and the risk of breaking the law can also be a factor, but more often they are using drugs as an escape from school, stress, family problems and other social problems.(2) The fact that many British teenagers don`t know the consequences drugs has on their brain, body and the people close to them is also a reason why they don`t feel frightened to use illegal d rugs.

It’s hard to see why the drug rate is so much higher in Britain than other countries in Europe, but the most common is a mix of all this factors; the school system in Britain, pressure fro m other people, to act cool in front of their friends and unemployment, which is a big problem in Britain. According to a report of Prince's Trust do young people often get mental problems of being unemployed. They examined 2170 unemployed teenagers and discovered that almost half of these teenagers had mental problems. This is a major problem, because mental disorders often can lead to drug use.(4)

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1) [] By [|STEVE DOUGHTY] Last updated at 1:50 AM on 7th November 2008 2) [] By Rebekah Richards, eHow Contributor updated: March 04, 2011

3)[] **by Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent** 12:01AM GMT 07 Jan 2009 4)[] **By Lorna Duckworth, Social Affairs Correspondent** // Wednesday, 21 February 2001 // 5)[] BBC  Tuesday, 14 December, 2004, 09:38 GMT

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