Some teens have trouble with the movement because the life-style is too demanding. You can't be sort of Straightedge. Or kind of. Either you are or you aren't. There is no in between.
Most kids are somewhere in the middle, trying to do their best.
Email us and we'll post your responses here. This has given the movement a bad name in some states. Other incidents have been reported around the country. They've really taken it out of context. There are always people that take stuff to the extremes.