The substance use among teens seems widespread than what the parents may suspect. Teens may start engaging in substance use from the sixth grade. Teens abusing drugs can have an increased risk of developing an addiction when they reach adulthood. Young people usually experiment with drugs. Conversely, they are almost always not addicted at that stage. Among the new drug users, half of them fall below 18 years (NIDA n.p). Experimenting with drugs plays a big role in young people's drug use. Moreover, experimentation is a life fact, and when teenagers try drugs, it does not mean that they will turn to addicts. Young people abuse drugs due to several reasons, including peer pressure, emotional struggles, stress, and curiosity. Decisions on substance use entail weighing the benefits against risks that a person perceives. Young people engage in using drugs for similar reasons as adults like relieving stress and increasing enjoyment. Some reasons occur due to adolescent development like the desire for taking risks, seeking exciting experiences, and developing values different from authority (SAMHSA n.p). According to a survey, drug use among grades 8 to 12 in the US significantly reported increased use of vaping (Johnston et al. 43). Vaping is second to alcohol and reported a 17.6% among eighth graders. The next two graders reported use among 32.3% and 37.3% among tenth and twelfth graders (Johnston et al. 43). Marijuana and opioids are also among the used substances. Adolescent beliefs concerning substance use changes rapidly and the tolerance levels increase with the progression of adolescence. The youth minimizes the risk associated with their substance use. Several issues reported that are associated with substance use among young people involves declining family relations, violence, accidents, unprotected sexual activity, and poor performance in school. These problems come from the mixture of both self, family, school, societal factors as well as the community.