text: Furthermore, trying to make a decision alone can cause physical and mental harm. In fact, the FDA, the national food and drug administration, says that when many teens are excruciatingly stressed, they can turn to brain suppresents to keep their mind off of it. Brain suppresents include items such as vapes, juuls, cigarettes, or alcohol. When a student makes a decision alone, they become increasingly stressed, which can possibly cause them to make unsafe decisions and unknowingly harm themselves as a way to get away from it. Teens shouldn't have the burden of having extreme amounts of stress because they're still young and learning the ways of our ever-changing world. The reason these teens form habits like these can only be because of our corrupt system of mental health in both schools and our country. Enough measures are not taken to ensure that actions like these are not to happen, and who's fault is that? It's certainly not that of the student in need. Famous philanthropist Oprah Gates says, "It's not the fault of a child for hurting themselves, it's the adults. They fail to provide a safe world for their kids." Adding onto the previous statement, the CDC, the US national health organization, states that 65% of people who decide to make their own decisions, typically introverted teens, results in high cortisol levels or chronic depression. High cortisol levels are released when one is stressed and can cause osteoporosis. To clarify, going solo when making choices can cause long-term depression and other illnesses. This type of problem is very small and easily avoidable by simply asking for advice and can make a large difference in our physical and mental health.