Why do you teens drink alcohol and take drugs when it is clearly detrimental to your health?

Do you guys just break down in the face of peer preassure and ignore all forms of logic and reason?

Because they think that it will make them more adultish, because of the example of the parents. They break under pressure. I don't know why, it isn't that hard not to break down under pressure. Plus, they think they're invisible and live life on the edge.

PS: I'm a teen and I don't do any of these things because I know better and I know of the consequences of doing these things. I'm more afraid of my parents than the law.

they are ?.
Why do adults smoke cigarettes? Why do they gamble? Why do people have unprotected sex? Why do they refuse to wear seat belts? Most people, teens or adults, DON'T believe anything bad is going to happen to them, so they do what they want. Why do you focus on teens, alcohol and drugs when there are so many other activities abused by EVERONE all over the world?
because they know their not supposed to do it. When I was under 21 I thought it was so great to sneak into bars and drink. It was kind of a rush because I knew if I got caught I would get into trouble. When I turned 21 drinking and going to bars was no longer fun.
well i'm 19 and i drink because i like to get drunk , and me drinking every weekend or every other isn't gonna cause me no health problems, i don't do drugs but i tryed them because i wanted to know what they were like and i didn't like them so i don't do them
They see all the little 'cool' people doing it.I'm going to be nice,and say its not cool.
Yea,pretty much.They have no b***s to stand up and say no.
I know quite a bit about the dangers. I only live one life and I like to experiment. I don't care if I'm not the healthiest guy out there...my goal isn't to live the longest life I can. I'm fine with taking risks. But don't think I'm some druggie...I hardly do anything. (I haven't done anything in 2 years.) But I'd like to try some shrooms, salvia, adderall, dxm and perhaps some lsd and other things. I don't even drink any more than a few times a year...I don't really like weed either. Forget meth...heroin..ecstasy...any of that sh1t i ain't trying.