Alcohol is a dangerous drug and is harmful for your body and health. This is because people have abused alcohol. Alcohol can cause brain damage or an early death. People can drink excessively and irresponsibly. Stress, mood, peer pressure, etc are some reasons why people start to drink. Alcohol is used more as a mood-changing drug than food or non-alcoholic beverages that are served as a part of social custom or religious ritual. At first, the alcoholic may express a high tolerance to alcohol; he or she may consume more and show fewer effects than people that drink occasionally. Drinkers who fail to take care of nutritional and other physical needs during extended periods of excessive drinking may make matters worse than they already are. According to Gladys Folkers and Jeanne Engelmann: Alcohol is the most destructive drug among teens who use drugs because it's the drug teens use first, at the earliest age. Alcohol is involved in most violent deaths suffered by teenagers, and its use is closely linked to teen suicide. Alcohol leads young people to take greater risks in all areas of their lives. Even though alcohol is illegal under the age of eighteen, many teens are able to obtain it. .
If people are upset about problems in life, some think that drinking solves all their problems. Some people drink because they are depressed (too many things are on their mind; school, peers, etc.) This can lead to alcohol abuse. According to Candace, a teenager "Curiosity is natural, and everyone has to take some risks to not live a sheltered life, but right now it is important to know what risks are appropriate for your age." Alcohol is not a solution to solve problems.
In our society people are influenced to drink, whether it is peer pressure or not. Many teens go to parties late at night and get drunk and decide that they can drive home. There may be other people in the car that are put into danger. The danger to other cars and people on the road is very great, and people (teenagers) that are drunk, don't think about that.
