Alcohol Abuse in High Schools

Alcohol abuse is an escalating problem facing high schoolers today. High school is the foundation of young adolescents in many ways, especially "experimenting" with different things such as alcohol. Teachers must think of ways of helping these young children. They have to be on the cutting edge on techniques to save the lives of teenagers from substance abuse. What can teachers of high schools do to save the lives of their student's alcohol abuse?
The first step in understanding this drastic problem facing society is to look at the facts and statistics. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reported in 2000 that 54% of all young Americans have tried an illicit drug before they finished high school. That's astonishing by itself, and to think what percent of college students have is mesmerizing. Alcohol on the other hand is even worse. …