The cost of underage drinking has cost the US government millions of dollars in the past couple of years. The cost covers anything from violent crimes to car accidents. About $250,000,000 was spent to help reinforce the underage drinking laws that already exist.
Each year more and more youth are becoming involved with drinking. Reports show that in 1996, 9.5 million drinkers were age 12 to 20, with 4.4 of them being binge drinkers and 1.9 million were heavy drinkers. The younger teenagers start drinking the more likely they are to develop an addition. When these teenage