Alcoholism is chemical dependency is addiction?

For this question 90% answered yes and 10% said no. This indicates that the majority of people understand that Alcoholism does not just have to do with people hooked on alcohol. It has to do with chemical dependency and addiction of all chemicals. (Alcoholics Anonymous Fourth Edition)

Alcoholism is a medically recognized disease?

For this question 47% answered yes and 53% said no. This goes to show that an even amount of teens were clueless as to alcoholism being a medically recognized disease. According to Alcoholics Anonymous it is believed that in understanding that alcoholism is a disease it lightens the impact of being addicted to a substance. (Alcoholics Anonymous Fourth Edition)

Addiction in the family (hereditary background) plays a role in addiction?

Results showed that 14% of the sample ageed that addiction in the family effects the addiction of others in the family. 86% did not believe this was so. This indicates that a lot of teens don't realize that addiction can be passed from generatoin to generation. (Alcoholics Anonymous Fourth Edition)

Teenage chemical use increases the chance of future addiction?

Question four is shown with the exact numbers as the last question; with 14% agreeing and 86% disagreeing. Research suggests that teens are more susceptible to becoming an addict as a young adult more so if they ever experimented with a drug early in life. This indicates that our sample does not really believe that teens who use early off in life or more likely to become addicted as apposed to an adult who hasn't ever tried a thing. However there are exceptions to everything.

Having a feeling of self worth and plenty self confidence will lower chances of chemical dependency?

Question five indicated that 39% agreed having self confidence and self worth eliminate or lower the chances of using drugs as a habit and 61% disagreed. This indicates that most do not think that self-confidence and self-worth lowers the need to use chemicals.

Will self worth and self confidence guarantee lack of addiction?

This question had the most interesting conclusion in contrast to question five. The two were almost identical questions however they were worded differently and students answered them differently. Instead of 39% agreeing, 61% agreed and 39% disagreed. This indicates that respondents believe that self-worth and self-confidence affect a lack of addiction.