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High
School Students: Drinking and Drug
Problems
Yuka
Nishimura from Japan
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Drawing:
Yuka Nishimura
According to a survey made by
U.S.A.TODAY, 58% of high school students
drink beer at least once a week and 47%
drink liquor at least once a
week.
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A
Problem for U.S. Teens
In the U.S., there are many problems in high
schools, for example, drinking or drugs, but the
most serious problem is alcohol.
According
to a survey made by U.S.A.TODAY, 58% of high school
students drink beer at least once a week and 47%
drink liquor at least once a week.
However,
students are not only drinking alcohol but also
using marijuana. The number of students who always
use marijuana is also increasing. 25% of high
schoolers use drugs at least once a week. Why do
they use marijuana? They have social or family
problems, I think.
Do
Japanese Students Have a Drinking Problem?
I don't think that high school drinking is a big
problem in Japan. I tried to interview some
students in my college. I asked them if there is a
drinking problem among Japanese high school
students and, if so, why they thought there is a
drinking problem in Japan. Most of them said
drinking is not a big problem, but if there is a
problem, Japanese high schools punish students who
are drinking.
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on problems in society:
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Americans Need Guns for
Protection?
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Affect Young
Japanese
| Shoes
Stolen from Student
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do you think?
Send us your opinions
on gun control.
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