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Today's essay topic: *People in all modern societies use drugs, but today's youth are experimenting with both legal and illegal drugs, and at an increasingly early age. Some sociologists claim that parents and other members of society often set a bad example. Discuss the causes and some effects of widespread drug use by young people in modern day society. Make any recommendations you feel are necessary to help fight youth drug abuse.*

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In all modern societies people are acquainted with
drugs
,
however
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children
 are
also
 practising the use of both legal and illegal
drugs
. Few sociologists believe that adults
of
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in
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 society tend to set a bad example. In
this
 essay, I will explore some of the problems associated with it,
effects
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 of it and suggest some solutions.
Firstly
,
kids
 tend to follow
behaviour
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 and habits of elders. If
kids
 watch their family members fond of
drugs
then
 they might assume it is acceptable.
Therefore
, they might try it when no one is around.
Secondly
, the content on the internet is easily accessible to everyone, which
also
 contains adult stuff.
Children
 often get excited
in
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about
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 imitating
latest
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the latest
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 trends available online and posting them on
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social networking sites.
For instance
,
recently
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a recently
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 released TV series on a kid, who is addicted
of
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to
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 alcohol was on the top 10 list.
Also
, in a recent survey youths found the nature of that kid perfectly normal and some were
also
 inspired
of
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 it.
Hence
, it is extremely important to control
online
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 activities of
children
. Protecting
children
 from false
practising
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 could be done at home. Parents should create
a
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 environment of not consuming alcohol, smoking
ciggarattes
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cigarettes
 or
drugs
 in front of their
kids
.
Moreover
, parental control is one of the options available in
the
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smart applications to determine what can be available to adolescents.
As a result
,
kids
 would be less exposed to adult lives and probably have no idea about consuming
drugs
. In conclusion, as
children
 are excited
of
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 becoming an adult and showing off in front of everyone they usually end up following the wrong path. It is the elders' responsibility to tackle these issues and they may start by implementing some of the solutions proposed above.
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