1. Underage Drinking and Alcohol Abuse
People associate alcohol with marijuana, cocaine and other illegal drugs. Technically, this statement is correct because any substance that can change the function of the body is a drug. ... Denouncing alcohol as a "drug" may underestimate the use of illegal drugs; therefore, encouraging other drug use, especially among teenagers. Condemning the use of alcohol may create the false impression that parents who use alcohol in moderation are drug abusers (Underage Drinking & Alcohol Abuse 1). ... Therefore, this misguided effort to associate alcohol with illegal drugs is not likely to be efficient...
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