Reasons That Lead Teenagers To Alcohol Abuse And Their Causes

The second reason teens drink is due to peer pressure. Peer pressure can especially be seen in parties where mostly everyone drinks. This creates pressure on the teen because if he or she does not drink, the teen would become an outsider and consequently, they drink to belong. Many times, teens drink at parties to be accepted by the others. For example, teens would drink beer at parties and pretend that they like it even when they do not like the taste of it. They have the beer to be in the right crowd.

The third reason for teens to alcohol abuse is the media and poor labeling. In today's advertisements, whether they are on billboards or on television commercials, portray a message that can create confusion. The message that they are trying to get across is that drinking make everyone cool like the people on the commercial. Media gives the message that happy, important and beautiful people drink and that if one does not drink; he or she is not cool. Poor labeling also leads to alcohol abuse among teenagers. Many teens cannot distinguish alcohol from nonalcoholic beverages because they can appear similar on store shelves. For example, stores keep their sparkling water next to the wine cooler.

Alcohol causes various health problems among young people and can lead to serious health consequences. Alcohol can cause aches and pains to be lessened therefore illnesses may go undetected because the symptoms have disappeared. Also, It can cause students to be absent from school frequently. However, this a small cause compared to the others which can include date rape, violence which can lead to even death. Alcohol causes a persons judgment and reflexes to slow down. One of the most common scenarios is in driving. Drinking and driving is the number one killer in America. A person may also do things he would not normally do because his ability to reason may be reduced.

In conclusion alcohol affects many teenagers' lives as well as their future. Too many teens are currently drinking and alcoholism is on the rise. The disease is spreading and something must be done to solve this problem. Schools, churches as well as the alcohol industry must work together to solve this problem. They must create a curriculum which will teach teenagers to resist alcohol. "Say no to alcohol drink!"

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