What Is Special About the Adolescent Subculture?

Question by james cb: What is special about the adolescent subculture?
What is special about the adolescent subculture?
Who or what is this subculture? Adolescents are of great concern for all when it comes to drug abuse treatment. What is special about the adolescent (in any culture) that makes this population or subgroup different to work with than adults or children?

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Answer by Mason
Adolescent subculture is malignant and must be crushed.

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