Even if you do not commit a crime or perform a violent act, your wrong choices can still have a negative effect on others. Not setting your mind in advance to maintain a positive moral character can make you more prone or susceptible to behaviors that will jeopardize the safety and health of yourself and others.
The consequences of choosing to engage in risky behaviors such as premarital sex, excessive consumption of alcohol, use of drugs and inhalants, dangerous driving habits or improper handling of guns will affect not only you but will ripple outward to your family, friends and even the community. Risky behaviors can alter your life and rob you of a healthy mind and body.
Premarital sex results in sexually transmitted diseases, that's STD's for short. It also leads to unwanted pregnancies, abortions, dropouts from school, and major career changes. Engaging in premarital sex can mean facing the shame and embarrassment of contracting diseases such as: herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, or HIV. Recent studies indicate that there are over one hundred sexually transmitted diseases, and the numbers are steadily rising. Some of these diseases can make you sterile or kill you. Babies born to unwed teenage mothers are also more likely to be neglected, abused, and sexually molested.
Excessive consumption of alcohol, drugs and inhalants is addictive and can do permanent damage to your brain. You may have started doing it because of your trust or care for a friend, or just wanting to fit in or not wanting to be left out. You may even think, "Oh, just once won't hurt anything." But, in many cases, "just once" has brought permanent injury to the body and brain.
Some illegal substances are so addictive that once is all it takes, and what starts off as just for "fun" can change your life. Some people, unaware that they have a heart problem, die after trying cocaine just once. They literally drop dead. Substances like inhalants or even alcohol may not cause immediate death, but they can cause many people to do foolish things that they would not ordinarily do. In other words, these risky behaviors lead to taking even more risks that could eventually cost you your safety or the safety of someone you care about.
Engaging in risky behaviors is not just about one individual's choice. The effects of these behaviors ripple outward affecting family members as well. The strain of caring for a child who is addicted to alcohol or drugs or who is pregnant or suffering from an STD can be very difficult on parents and friends. Yes! Parents have feelings too; and, finding out that their child has engaged in one or more risky behaviors, they feel shocked, disappointed, and even embarrassed. They may feel helpless and doubt their ability to properly raise a child.
Parents who are dealing with the one child who is having a hard time usually ignore other siblings. Siblings, not knowing how to cope, feel left out and neglected. Often younger siblings copy the behaviors of their older brother or sister, and soon they may also be involved in some of these risky behaviors.
Risky behaviors also ripple outward affecting the community. Teens engaging in risky behaviors frequently drop out of school by the time they reach high school. The events leading to the decision to drop out of high school usually start in junior high. Dropping out of school has serious consequences for the individual and the community. Without an education, the better high-paying jobs are forever out of reach. Most people who drop out of school drop out of the better opportunities that society has to offer. They resign themselves to a life of poverty and dependence upon governmental programs in order to meet their daily needs.
Have you ever wondered the purpose behind programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous for teens or DARE? These programs, and many more, are society's way of trying to cope with the eve-increasing number of teens who are risking their health and safety These programs can basically fit into two categories: prevention or intervention. Prevention programs warn teens of the dangers of risky behaviors, so they won't be influenced to experiment with drugs, alcohol, or sex. The intervention programs help teens who have engaged in these dangerous behaviors understand why they made these choices, deal with consequences they are facing now, and avoid making the same mistakes in the future.
For some teens, however, the consequences of making a wrong choice could last a lifetime. Incurable STD's, sterility, as well as other physical and psychological damage are the results of engaging in risky behaviors. Maintain a positive moral character and set your mind in advance not to be influenced or talked into trying drugs, abusing alcohol, dangerous driving or experimenting with sex. If someone offers you a joint, be responsible and say, "NO!" If someone offers you a drink, be courageous and say, "NO!" If someone says to you, "NO!" You don't have to give a long explanation, just say "no" and mean it. Keep in mind that poor choices can affect you for life; they can also affect your family and your community.
The consequences of choosing to engage in risky behaviors such as premarital sex, excessive consumption of alcohol, use of drugs and inhalants, dangerous driving habits or improper handling of guns will affect not only you but will ripple outward to your family, friends and even the community. Risky behaviors can alter your life and rob you of a healthy mind and body.
Premarital sex results in sexually transmitted diseases, that's STD's for short. It also leads to unwanted pregnancies, abortions, dropouts from school, and major career changes. Engaging in premarital sex can mean facing the shame and embarrassment of contracting diseases such as: herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, or HIV. Recent studies indicate that there are over one hundred sexually transmitted diseases, and the numbers are steadily rising. Some of these diseases can make you sterile or kill you. Babies born to unwed teenage mothers are also more likely to be neglected, abused, and sexually molested.
Excessive consumption of alcohol, drugs and inhalants is addictive and can do permanent damage to your brain. You may have started doing it because of your trust or care for a friend, or just wanting to fit in or not wanting to be left out. You may even think, "Oh, just once won't hurt anything." But, in many cases, "just once" has brought permanent injury to the body and brain.
Some illegal substances are so addictive that once is all it takes, and what starts off as just for "fun" can change your life. Some people, unaware that they have a heart problem, die after trying cocaine just once. They literally drop dead. Substances like inhalants or even alcohol may not cause immediate death, but they can cause many people to do foolish things that they would not ordinarily do. In other words, these risky behaviors lead to taking even more risks that could eventually cost you your safety or the safety of someone you care about.
Engaging in risky behaviors is not just about one individual's choice. The effects of these behaviors ripple outward affecting family members as well. The strain of caring for a child who is addicted to alcohol or drugs or who is pregnant or suffering from an STD can be very difficult on parents and friends. Yes! Parents have feelings too; and, finding out that their child has engaged in one or more risky behaviors, they feel shocked, disappointed, and even embarrassed. They may feel helpless and doubt their ability to properly raise a child.
Parents who are dealing with the one child who is having a hard time usually ignore other siblings. Siblings, not knowing how to cope, feel left out and neglected. Often younger siblings copy the behaviors of their older brother or sister, and soon they may also be involved in some of these risky behaviors.
Risky behaviors also ripple outward affecting the community. Teens engaging in risky behaviors frequently drop out of school by the time they reach high school. The events leading to the decision to drop out of high school usually start in junior high. Dropping out of school has serious consequences for the individual and the community. Without an education, the better high-paying jobs are forever out of reach. Most people who drop out of school drop out of the better opportunities that society has to offer. They resign themselves to a life of poverty and dependence upon governmental programs in order to meet their daily needs.
Have you ever wondered the purpose behind programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous for teens or DARE? These programs, and many more, are society's way of trying to cope with the eve-increasing number of teens who are risking their health and safety These programs can basically fit into two categories: prevention or intervention. Prevention programs warn teens of the dangers of risky behaviors, so they won't be influenced to experiment with drugs, alcohol, or sex. The intervention programs help teens who have engaged in these dangerous behaviors understand why they made these choices, deal with consequences they are facing now, and avoid making the same mistakes in the future.
For some teens, however, the consequences of making a wrong choice could last a lifetime. Incurable STD's, sterility, as well as other physical and psychological damage are the results of engaging in risky behaviors. Maintain a positive moral character and set your mind in advance not to be influenced or talked into trying drugs, abusing alcohol, dangerous driving or experimenting with sex. If someone offers you a joint, be responsible and say, "NO!" If someone offers you a drink, be courageous and say, "NO!" If someone says to you, "NO!" You don't have to give a long explanation, just say "no" and mean it. Keep in mind that poor choices can affect you for life; they can also affect your family and your community.
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