Many things can be side affects of getting bullied. A big issue with teen bully victims is substance abuse. Many people argue that bullying isn’t the problem but students (grades 7-12) are 1.5 times more like to abuse substances. Kids who are bullied don’t use substances the same way that non-bullied kids do. Bullied kids find substance abuse as a coping mechanism. So for example they drink because they feel that will help them, but it doesn’t help them. We have to come to help these kids realize that it isn’t the thing to do.