What’s The Buzz All About?
By staff – Mar 19, 2008 By Rob Chambers Why is it that in spite of all the known consequences of drugs and alcohol that teens “experiment” or continue using and abusing these substances? After all, many, if not all teens know of someone who was involved in a drunk driving accident or has been in trouble due to drugs or alcohol. Despite this knowledge many teens think it’s worth the chance to “play around” with these substances. Several reasons have been given to explain this rationale, but there is one that is the root of them all. Many see drugs and alcohol as a novelty—not unlike how a young child would view a new, unfamiliar toy. Like a child, teens view these substances as an anomaly or something to play with that will produce new excitement and, in their mind, the risk of the harmful effects is worth the perceived reward of a new adventure. Still, other youth have no problem with drugs or alcohol because they see the use of drugs and alcohol as normative. Many see it used and abus
