Many teens in this century struggle with self esteem. There are high standards that society has set up for teenagers. To be popular, is to be athletic, funny, pretty, and have money. These are only a few examples of what expections there are. This causes bad self esteem for teenagers and it is a big issue. They start to worry about their appearance. Skinny? Tall? Strong? Pretty? Handsome? All these questions are thought by teens everyday. Some think that they need to change their personality or appearance, because it’s not interesting enough. They want to meet up to culture’s standards so they may start to abuse alcohol or drugs. Teens can do things while being drunk or high without knowing it. The possibilities are endless as to what bad things teens could get into.Teenage minds are tricked into thinking that these will help them get through highschool and will help them become popular. But in fact, this is wrong and does not do any good. The more teens abuse these substances, they get addicted. There are three different consequences which could lead to regret. First is the consequence to anything they might’ve done. As stated before, many things can happen and if it is bad enough, they will suffer the consequences of their actions. Second is identity change. When teens drink or do drugs overtime, their original identity is no longer remembered or recognized by themselves. Teenagers are convinced that when they didn’t drink, they were Plain Jane. So now, they are a whole other self and cannot see themselves the same way. The third consequence, is mental, physical, and emotional issues. Drinking and drugs cause many diseases and cancers that affect your physical health and can lead to death. Drinking, as said before, enhances your state of mind. If you are angry, you will only become more angry which overtime, affects people emotionally and mentally. So much damage to teens is caused by substance abuse which will lead to regret and even depression. All starting with a doubt of self esteem. Consequences last a lifetime and are not worth for a “change” in a small time in life.