Throughout my experience in high school, I have noticed trends involving many topics. For example, I have seemingly noticed that, in today’s youth, males are more likely to abuse alcohol and drugs, or at least try and experiment with them. However, on the other hand, I have noticed that females are more likely to smoke cigarettes. To test my hypothesis, I conducted a survey, which was adminstered to a total of twenty people, containing …showed first 75 words of 983 total…

…showed last 75 words of 983 total…know at least ten people who abuse alcohol or drugs on a regular basis, but I knew what I was getting into. In fact, I thought that more people would have tried smoking, drinking, or taking drugs. I honestly expected it to be higher, so I was very glad to see that only 35% of today’s youth regularly use these substances. Generally, though, my results reflected what I’ve thought and observed over the years.