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    Drinking Alcohol Should Be Banned On Young People Underage drinking alcohol contributes to the death of approximately 5,000 people every year the violence, injuries, aggressive behavior and deaths that can result from underage drinking. Drinking alcohol among teens, college students and adolescents is a major health problem in the United States, and it is a public concern. As a result, the community is affected by the loss of young people lives, lost productivity and significant health care costs

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    Underage drinking is a very eminent problem for Americans today. Some may not know that the human brain continues to develop until the age of twenty-five. Underage drinking can weaken neurological development, which could cause minors to make bad decisions, have memory loss, slower thought processes, and even acquire irreversible brain damage. Drinking when your body and mind are not fully developed can leave damaging effects on a person’s social abilities, neurological abilities, and overall health

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    alcohol drinking age. Fewer situations are more life threatening than when an underage driver has been illegally consuming alcohol, yet persists in the belief that he or she retains the ability to drive safely. Thoughts along this line are foolish at best and deadly at

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    In this day and age, underage drinking is very much rampant among teenagers’ ages 12 years old to 17 years old. It truly cannot be denied that teens of this generation are very much liberated and “out-there”. Because of these traits, the generation of teens is very much likely to indulge in alcohol drinking. This is an issue that must be addressed for it possess a threat to the present generation and the generations to come. An output of being liberated is the tendency for teenagers to frequently

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    Young people have continued to consume alcohol especially on weekends. Consequently, young people have continued to experience the aftermath of drinking too much alcohol at the tender age. As a result, most of the countries categorize underage drinking as the leafing problem in public health. Teenagers always find a way to avoid being noticed by their parents. Even though it is their choice, most initially know what they are doing is wrong, but do it anyways. The social choice theory is vital when

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    health has been declining at a young age? Well perhaps the answers could lie in underage drinking. Teenagers should not be allowed to drink alcohol because it can cause health problems, behavior issues, and can cause brain damage. Many teenagers continue to drink even though it is harmful to your health in so many ways. Some get sick and can even die from excessive drinking. One negative effect on Underage drinking is that it has an adverse effect on the development of memory. A discovery was found

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    study that showed that when teens are with two or more people they would drink. Drinking can cause some serious problems and even death. There are 3 types of effects to underage drinking. The first effect is physical effect.Some of the physical effects can be very harmful for the teens. The human brain grows into a person’s early 20’s, so drinking alcohol can cause some brain damage drinking in between those years. Drinking alcohol can damage short and long-term growth and damage can be permanent. Teens

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    Paying the Fiddler in Lives In order to fully understand the threat that underage drinking poses to our country, it is important to realize just how commonplace this sort of inebriation has become. As a result of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a way of monitoring habits among teens, the Center for Disease Control (or CDC) found that nearly thirty-five percent of students had consumed alcohol within one month of taking the questionnaire (Adolescent 1). Statistics revealing widespread intoxication

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    Underage Drinking From the stereotypical teen parties in the classic movies with the red solo cup, and the “make sure you don't leave your cup sitting out like that” to pressuring one another “just take a few sips, it won't hurt you” phrases. It's all fun and games, but what they don't show is the aftermath and how behind it all is the issues that ends all the fun and games of drinking and being drunk. They miss the part showing the effects mentally/physical issues with your body, and all the

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    Drinking and Driving and Underage Drinking Why do teenagers choose to drink? This question is ever-present in the minds of parents and caregivers. Teenagers who drink do not comprehend the widespread and longterm effects of their actions. Consuming alcohol is very harmful to the teenager, friends, family, and even strangers. Nearly ten million young people ages twelve to twenty reported consuming alcohol in the past thirty days, with “consumed” being defined as more than a couple sips (“11 Fact

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