Canadian Teenagers

In today's society, Canadian young people are exposed to various ways of involving drugs. The most common medicine used by Canadian teenagers is alcohol, followed by marijuana. (Leslie, Karen 2008) Canadian teenagers are influenced by drugs and alcohol every day at school and media. In Canada, the legal drinking age of most states is 19, but Quebec is 18 years old. Teenagers with families with drug and alcohol problems or teenagers with depression, anxiety or other forms of mental illness are at higher risk of drug addiction and drug addiction (Leslie, Karen 2008). .

The birthrate of Canadian youth in 2002 was 16 persons per 1,000 people and the pregnancy rate of teens was 33.9 people. According to Statistics Canada, between 1992 and 2002, Canadian teen pregnancy rates tend to steadily decline among young (15-17 years old) and elderly (18-19 years) young people did. The tallest pregnancy rate in Canada occurs in a small town in a rural area of ​​the Ontario peninsula. The teen pregnancy rates in Alberta and Quebec are also high. In 2013, the birth rate of girls in the US recorded the lowest ever. Women 26 to 56 years old were born every 1,000 to 15 years old. More than three quarters of these newborn babies are adult women aged 18 or 19. In 2005, the majority (57%) of puberty pregnancies gave birth in the United States, 27% ended in abortion, and 16% died in the fetus in the United States.

Many Canadian teenagers are longing for a 16th birthday who will finally be driving a car and learning to drive. However, for children living in small towns, 16 years old is 13 years old so it is legally possible to do in a country road. Five years ago from tractors Children in big cities sometimes find it slightly inappropriate when eventually participating in placement classes, such as classification from fourth grade to fifth grade at elementary school. But in a small community, in the classroom, it can be divided into 3, 4, even 5 levels. This means that you can read Matt the Rat and that your brother's noodles practice her cursive writing with an algebraic problem and your young cousin all in the same classroom

Suicide is a serious public health problem. Suzanne McLeod told the committee when he appeared in the court, "Suicide is the second most common cause of death among Canada's 15-19 year old." 10% of people needing mental or addictive services will accept these diseases. At the age of 190, she emphasized that suicide is a desperate problem for young Inuit and the first young Canadian member. It is a country. The young Inuit suicide rate is about 11 times the national average; for indigenous young members this figure is 5 to 7 times higher and the risk of other young groups is higher. For example, this is the case where young LGBTQs are being rejected by their families, there are 9 times the suicide rate of young opposite sex. The population of Canada 193

Jennifer Shapuka, Department of Education and Counseling Associate Professor Psychology and Special Education