What harm does drinking alcohol have on teenagers? When people drink alcohol it can affect the memory, slow coordination skills, change your mood and it can cause you to do things you wouldn’t do when you’re sober. If you’re a teenager your brain and body isn’t fully developed and alcohol will have a far worse affect. An example of the mood is that you might be walking on the street and see someone and start a fight. You become over confident and you think you can do things that are highly unlikely. What happens if you drink at an early age? Some adults and teenagers drink because of depression. Makes them feel happier for a while then a major downfall. Some people commit suicide from severe depression. Every year approximately 5000 teenagers are killed due to alcohol related incidents. Teenagers can develop a drinking problem which will affect family, relationships and finding and keeping a job. Most people that drink at an early age are more likely to take minor drugs then move onto …show more content…
Every year over 690, 000 students that are in university or college get assaulted by other student that have been drinking. What happens if they do not have access to alcohol? Two out of three teenagers say it is easy to get alcohol. If you are not of 18 years of age then alcohol is illegal. Most teenagers cannot afford alcohol so they will find other ways to get it. Stealing money from parents is one way and with the money they have they will pay an older friend or an XXXXX. Alcohol is available at some parties and some parents are the supplier of it. Because alcohol is illegal and they might not have access to it then they might do something illegal like rob someone on the street or steal from shops. Teenagers that steal alcohol say that “if I could buy I would but we can’t so we steal it”. Why is alcohol illegal until you are 18 years
Alcohol is harmful to the development of younger people. Research has shown that an adult is less likely to binge drink (have five or more drinks in a row). According to statistics from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, teens become intoxicated twice as fast as adults. Because the teens get drunk faster they
In fact,65% of teenagers have been hospitalized or have been killed due to underage drinking.If they cannot legally buy the alcohol, then it decreases plenty of risks alcohol offers.It would decrease the numbers of deaths ,number of injuries, number of accidents and even decrease the number of Rehabilitation due to Alcohol. A counter claim could be that accidents happen, and that if they wanted to go do these things and put themselves in a situation as listed above then let them.Its their choice and they can take responsibility for their actions.
One of the main reasons why young teenagers drink is because of peer pressure. Some teens believe that all teenagers drink therefore they start drinking. Also some of their friends might drink and then they think that they have to drink to fit in. Teens are also influenced by parents. If their parents drink a lot they are more likely to drink
Consequently, teens and young adults find that illegal alcohol consumption, along with other similar activities will make them seem cooler to his or her peers. Teens do not drink soda because it’s “cool.” Teens drink soda in order to quench thirst and also because of the satisfying taste that soda offers. Plot twist: if soda were to become illegal, there would be a black market created within the next day. Most teens abuse alcohol as often as they do because it is illegal.
Many teenagers who had their first drink by the age of 15 is more likely to becoming addicted to alcohol than someone who starts drinking at the legal age of 21(cdc). Different teens drink for different reason, many teenagers are admitted into rehab for underage drinking. The ones that make it out that is, many teenagers who drink young and don’t get help die. Recently a 16 year old boy died from taking 24 shots at a party and no one wanted to take him to the hospital because of being scared of getting in trouble.
Drinking at the age of eighteen can really ruin a lot of people live in different ways. Teenagers will experience anything new and can make them regret it in the end. For example a teenager can be drinking for the fun of it and be driving at the same time and hit someone and take there life. Teenagers bodies isn't use to the alcohol effect it have on them and the brain really speeds up or in some cases it can slow down. Alcohol has different affect on everyone, some may be happy or some may be angry. It all depends on the person
Some may think that teenagers are grown up enough and are mature enough to drink alcoholic beverages at the age of eighteen. However, research indicates otherwise. To start off, alcohol is very harmful to the brain. It kills brain cells, and it affects the cerebellum, medulla, hippocampus and many other parts of the brain. It can be seen why alcohol is so dangerous in the article “Alcohol and Developing Brain”. The author says, “Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. Alcohol can appear to be a stimulant because, initially, it depresses the part of the brain that controls inhibitions” (toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov). Since
Drinking when you’re a teenager may affect how you deal with your emotions. When moving into adulthood a teenager is going through many phases and issues. Without your proper emotions it would be hard to understand what you are going through. Also, a teenager’s immune system is not prepared for the effects of alcohol. If a teen waits for later when their immune system is developed they will handle alcohol better whereas, if they drink during teenage years their minds will not be focused and could affect their daily life. Media and peer pressure is also forcing teenagers to drink. Majority of teenage drinkers are pressured if we increase the drinking age to 21 teenagers will not be pressurized and they will be mature enough to make their own decisions. According to pbskids.org “Adults have lived longer, and so they are supposed to be better at making decisions and judgments, like whether one has had too much to drink. Young people may be more influenced by alcohol advertising, and might be quicker to let the media influence their decisions about drinking.” (It's My Life. Body. Alcohol. Your Questions | PBS Kids GO! (n.d.). Retrieved March 23, 2017, from http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/body/alcohol/article8.html). As shown by PBS Kids adults have set themselves for a healthier future by not drinking at a young age. Overall, drinking at a young age can have terrible long-term effects and it
Each year about 5,000 people under the age of twenty-one die from causes related to underage drinking. Today, about 10.8 million children and teens, ages twelve to twenty-one are underage drinkers. Teens start to drink because of the environment around them, their physical changes, emotional changes, and the increase of independence. Alcohol is now the most widely-used substance among teens. Many think that drinking is less serious than drug use, but that is not the case. Alcohol is a depressant that could alter with your brain, which could lead to disease and serious health effects later in life. Preventing teens using alcohol could save many lives.
Alcohol can really affect the growing and developmental process for teens. It can stop the brain from developing really hurting them for the future. It can also hinder the maturation of new brain constituents. This means that the connectors between the brain and nerve cells can stop developing and old ones can be torn apart (Spear). This can lead to a change in the brains thinking making teens more inclined to try risky behaviors. Also the prefrontal cortex is altered from drinking. This makes memory and rule
A possible reason why teens consume alcohol would simply be just for the risk of doing it (Underage Drinking). According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, which is a very respectable health and government organization that “supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems”, scientists believe that since the brain continues to develop well into a person's twenties, a teen may not fully understand the consequences of underage drinking and some teenagers fulfill their risk needs by consuming alcohol (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism). This could possibly explain why teenagers
Drinking at a young age causes the problems to begin more rapidly. Teens are sometimes pressured into drinking or live in an environment where drinking is considered acceptable. As soon as they start it is even harder for them to quit because it only takes one drink. Some make sinful decisions while drinking. Drinking leads to severe consequences that can shut doors on great opportunities.
For most teenagers it only takes knowing when their parents are out of town and then it is time to party. Within their own house teenagers have easy access to alcohol and they take advantage of it. If they don’t have access to it than most teenagers will go to their parents and guilt their parents into buying
Alcohol has been severely damaging young individuals health both mentally and physically. Even though alcohol can be harmful at any age it is especially dangerous for teens as their brains are still developing and cannot cope with alcohol the same way as an adult can. When consumed
Teens have emotional reasons for drinking alcohol. Teens choose to drink to relax and allow their bodies to unwind after a stressful day. Teenagers also choose drinking as a way to escape the harsh realities of the world such as, problems at home and