Is teen pregnancy becoming a trend?

 Well people might not be noticing this but more and more teens are getting pregnant. It's starting to become like a trend, I know many girls that actually got pregnant on purpose. They thought getting pregnant was cute and having a baby would be cute. All the responsibilities that come from it are hard and if your not ready or at the right age it can be very difficult and dangerous. In about.com they stated that some teens don't even know that they are pregnant and they use alcohol and drugs which can put the baby in danger. Other don't get enough prenatal care because they are afraid of telling their parents and deny the fact that it is happening. In a article in livestrong.com they say that the United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the industrialized world. More and more teenagers are getting pregnant before there 20's. I think it has to do with teenagers not caring about if they should use contraception or not. When talking to my friends they have told me that it doesn't matter because they believe nothing will ever happen and if anything they can always use an emergency contraception. They would also like to have a baby because they are "in love" and they think it will last for ever and feel by having  a baby they can live together. They only feel "in love" within the first months of dating and once they get pregnant everything changes and they usually doesn't last leaving many single mothers.

I also feel like television shows are promoting this by making shows were teenagers are pregnant. Like the show "16 and Pregnant" ,I feel by showing them there only promoting teen pregnancy. Many teens see this and see all the hard things they go through but they also see it as cute and be like it must not be that hard if they can overcome things then I can too. In reality it's a lot harder and sometimes you won't get parents that will help you pay for the baby or get you an apartment. It's hard! I just think more girls should think things more throughly and should try hard to become something better to give your child a better life

Teen drug and alcohol abuse

     Recently teens have been drinking and taking drugs more and more recently. They just do his because maybe it will make them feel better for a while and they want to take something to take their mind of there problems. Most teen while doing this won't think that they'll become addicted but it happens. While they get addicted they will develop health problems, start loosing focus in school and fail classes, mood swings, lose motivation, depression and separate from there friends and family. Teens are becoming addicted at a younger age because they are being exposed to drugs and alcohol at a  earlier age. Teens as young as 13 have already tried drugs. I think it's sort of parents fault if they don't realize this happening and put in an end to it. I think this is also because parents are of to work early and don't be involved in there child's school to even see if there attending school.

I know people that as soon as there parents are of to work they invite their friends over. Then more and more teens are missing out on school and are taking drugs or alcohol which over time makes them addicted. It's really easy for teens to get there hands on these things which makes it hard to stop. They might just do it once to join the crowd and because everybody is trying it but then it becomes a habit. About half of junior high and senior high school students drink alcohol  on a monthly basis according to medicinenet.com. They also say that 14% have been intoxicated in the past year. Teens usually abuse alcohol with drugs too. This is a big issue in america I just think parents should take more action.