... society that drinks heavily, and this influences teens. Alcohol is a legal drug for people over the age of twenty-one. By the time most teens reach high school, nearly all will have faced a choice about whether or not to drink alcohol. Although alcohol is illegal for teenage use a large percentage of teens use it ... frequently. Kids who are drinking regularly in high school seem to be fully aware of the penalties and laws against underage drinking, possession but don't care. They all know that driving drunk can cause harm to themselves and others, but never think that anything can happe...

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... they can do other than drink. It sort of makes their problems go away temporary. The stress they often experience in their lives comes from family, school, and society. Those three are basically what make up a young adults life. Their family life may come to them as stress because of problems with ... time but in the long run, it's not. Alcohol in a way allows the young adults to get away from all their issues dealing with school, their family and society. The third reason that causes young adults to drink is just the plain statement, it makes them feel superior and puts them ... , coo...

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... drunk driving was funny? Or if not funny, inevitable, especially for the young? When my parents were going through high school (they are now 42), only losers worried about the alcoholic consumption of the person behind the wheel. Now, as their kids (myself and my two other siblings) go through the same school they ... have become part of the norm and only losers swerve off into the night. I was reminded of this significant evolution in attitude when our school system began to explore the idea that teaching abstinence to teenagers need not be the province of right-wing crazies. Could it ...

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... the average consumption of alcoholic beverages among teenagers, both male and female, between the ages of 14 and 17. The surveys were conducted at my high school, and were handed out randomly. To make the results more accurate, (as there was an uneven amount of males and females,) I narrowed down the ... alarming rate. I personally know it's quite easy to attain, and unlike drugs, people assume it won't do any harm to their academics in school, or to their bodies. Therefore they probably use alcohol more often then the wide array of drugs available. The unfortunate thing to alcohol is th...

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... ), underage drinking has become an epidemic in America and alcohol is the number one drug used by teens. It has shown that teens begin drinking as early as middle school and by high school graduation 80% of teens have tried alcohol. Also according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, teens who start drinking by the age of 15 are ... . It causes an upset in your life. You may end up in trouble with the law. Teens have problems in school, home, friends and just living in everyday life. Teens have died either because they drove while drinking alcohol. When driving under...

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... complex motor skills. "Marijuana can cause difficulty speaking, listening effectively, thinking, retaining knowledge, problem solving and forming concepts. Judgment of speed and time are impaired by this substance also making driving hard and more hazardous (parentingteens.com)." In one study more than 1,000 accident victims at a shock trauma unit were tested. Thirty five percent were found to have detectable levels of ... which they go through. Some try to fit in while others are trying to create their own individual personality. Teens spend more time at school then at home; therefore,...

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