Narrative Essay On Underage Drinking

I’ve come to the conclusion that my decisions affect the road I continue to go down, I realize that it’s not about me being above drinking because they have an age limit for a reason. This lesson has truly taken a toll on how I will reason with myself and friends when about to make a bad decision.

My parents would be HIGHLY disagree with this statement. My mother and father both are against drinking and if I was in high school and they thought I felt that way I would have been in a treatment center.

In the article Why the Drinking Age should be Lowered, Ruth Engs believes that the drinking age should be lowered to about 18 or 19. Engs is a Professor at Indiana University in the Health and Sciences department. In this article Engs makes a valid point in that “responsible drinking could be taught through role modeling and educational programs.” Engs also states facts about the different drinking ages in other countries, and that the United States has the highest legal purchasing age for alcoholic beverages in the world.

“Huh, dude it’s our senior year! Screw that! We want to do something cool everyone in Jenkins County will remember!” Juan said after I told them they were stupid, not crazy, but ultimately stupid for drinking on school campus. In addition to that, we had a big game we were about to play and we had practice hard for it. I tried to convince them to get rid of the alcohol. I failed.

The magical number in America is eighteen. This is the age when you are now seen as an adult under the eyes of the law; meaning that you will now be able to: sign up for war and be sent to a different country, vote for the future president, enter clubs ,leave home, marry someone of your choice,choose your life long career and purchase cigarettes which are proven to harm your health. Along with many privileges, there are many expectations that an eighteen year old must meet ,which means responsibility. Now as an adult, they must make every choice in their life, but they are denied the right to legally purchase alcohol. Although, many argue that at the age of eighteen, you are still a “teenager” , above are all of the facts to prove contrary

The Every 15 Minutes event this spring has influenced the way I view alcohol. For the longest time I knew that drinking alcohol is damaging for the underage. Seeing my peers in a car accident made me realize how destructive it can be. Drunk driving accidents can happen to anyone and it is a serious matter that can change ones life. It can be my friend, my sister, my cousin or just a student from my school that can be affected or affect the life of others. What I have learned from this experience is that you do not need to drink to have fun. I also learned that alcoholism can be a serious addiction that many families are affected by. Furthermore, not only do alcoholics get into accidents but even the people who just made one mistake can ruin

Slightly over a month ago, a friend of mine invited me to attend his fraternity party, and mischievously whispered to me that he wanted to show me the ‘fun’ side of US life. Without a second thought, I accepted the invitation and was feeling excited about it. However, I was proven to not be mentally prepared for the revelry. The first things that came into sight when I entered the party were dozens of wine bottles; not just beer, but plenty of strong drinks such as rum and vodka too. While the first part of the party looked normal and I

In today’s American society, the consumption of alcohol is commonly practiced. It is quite uncommon for one to attend a social event where the presence of alcohol is obsolete. However, society has deemed it fit to tell our youth that they are not allowed to participate in the traditional social pastime of drinking until they reach the age of 21. Hence, when they encounter methods around this predicament-and most of them do-young adults often participate in the reckless consumption of alcohol in large quantities.

Samantha, who use to be a teenage alcoholic, states “When I was 13, friends would make fun of me if I didn’t have a drink. I just gave in because it was easier to join the crowd” (The Truth about Alcohol). Millions of teenagers drink because they don’t want to be considered a “loser” or be made fun of for not drinking. Samantha said they think it's easier to drink and follow the crowd then do what they know is right. This is peer pressure, their peers make them feel bad about not choosing to drink, eventually forcing them to drink. Underage people are bullied everyday until they have a drink. As a teenager they are still trying to figure out who they are, they're trying so hard to fit in. Teens just want to be liked by whoever, that's what makes it so hard for them to say “no”. Even when they say “no” they tend to get laughed at or even humiliated, they may be rejected by the people who they want to be friends with, and they get bullied. Even saying “no” to alcohol doesn’t seem like such a good idea to a teen when they know what the consequences could be (10 reasons teens abuse alcohol or drugs). Influence by other people is another big reason that teens drink. Teens think that alcohol makes it easier for them to socialize. Teens drink because of who their friends are, if their friends drink or party then they’re more likely to drink

I made that judgment because I wouldn’t do get drunk and act a fool. Also if show that I wouldn’t drink then my other friends would probably follow me if they don’t get in trouble in the house party.

Also some of my other friends have been pressured into drinking but they said no. One experience Melinda and I have in common is i have had a few of my friends try to pressure me to drink before.

It’s Monday night at about 11:30, but I’m doing something different tonight that I haven’t done on a Monday night in a while; I’m staying sober. Yes, I am underage (19 years and 6 months to be exact) and it won’t be until my Junior year of college before I can take my first legal drink in the United States. But I am not the only one who drinks while under the legal age limit; there is an estimated 63% of underage college students that get drunk on a minimum basis of one night a week (Foster, 1996).

The controversy of underage drinking has been a serious and difficult issue for many colleges, communities, and parents over the past several years. Fifty states in the U.S have already set their minimum alcohol drinking and purchasing age to twenty one. Yet many people, especially teenagers, oppose this legal drinking age and want it to be lowered. Nevertheless, the legal drinking age should not be lowered from twenty one to eighteen because of three main reasons. The higher minimum drinking age can help reduce the number of fatal car accidents, health hazards, and violent/ destructive behavior in teenagers. Underage drinking is overall dangerous to the society and will become more harmful if the legal drinking age is lowered.

I recall at that young of an age I would say “I was never going to drink” because I saw how extremely different a person my father was with alcohol in his system. I rarely drink as an adult, however my younger brother picked up that trait from my father. He now attends AA meetings but it was sad that we had to experience that. Social-Cultural

Every problem has a beginning, where the domino effect starts. In most cases people get started drinking not because they like it, but because it is illegal and it gives them a chance to rebel. The so-called “rebel” becomes bored of drinking alone and eventually seeks “company” when they are drinking. The only catch is that the “rebel” can not be the only one drinking so the “company” has to drink. This is where the problem with peer pressure and teenage drinking begins and the first domino starts the chain reaction. There are two types of peer pressure. There is direct peer pressure where a subject’s peers actually force him into having a drink. There is also indirect peer pressure where the subject enters a setting and his peers are drinking so he decides to have a drink to fit in with the rest of his peers (Articles-Teenage Drinking 2). Surveys show that alcohol abuse is related to teenage activities such as going on dates and going to parties (Teenage Alcohol Misuse 2).