Period 4 *date* Teen drinking and driving Drinking and driving is one of the biggest social issues for teens across the United States. Getting behind the wheel of a vehicle after consuming alcohol is a very dangerous thing no matter what age you are. However, teens do not think about the consequences of drinking and driving until it is already too late. Many things contribute to this growing problem of teen drinking and driving. First, there is a lack of education about drinking and driving in schools
problem of teen drinking and driving. Currently an approximate of 10,076 people die in drunk driving crashes per year. If positive progress to ceasing this act does not happen, teens will continue to drink and drive putting everybody on the road at risk. Teens who drink and drive put everyone on the road at risk, causing serious crashes that could be preventable. Background of the Problem A major factor contributing to alcohol-related car accidents is binge drinking. Teenage drinking is not legal
Consequences of Underaged Drinking By: Ashley Thomas Underaged drinking is becoming more of a problem every year. There are many negative consequences that coincide with this risky activity; other than the obvious fact that it is illegal. These consequences include: violent behavior, risky sexual activity, engaging in dangerous activities putting oneself in harm's way, drunk driving, and long-term effects such as brain damage and depression. Whether the person engages in drinking regularly and simply
they need to make the right decision will prevent a disaster. Teens have to make decisions every day that could potentially affect the rest of their lives. Bending to peer pressure like whether or not to take drugs or a drink alcohol is something most teens will encounter early on. In the following paper I will discuss aspects and consequences of not only drinking but driving while under the influence as well. The question is why do teens drink anyway? There are
alcohol, because drinking is known to cause brain damage and damage to the liver and drinking at a early age can do more damage than to somebody that’s 21. Teen drinking is mostly common from the age twelve to eighteen which can affect their learning and damage their brain and give them learning issues and have a lot of trouble problem solving and not understanding words as quick as other scientist have proven that teens iq goes down more than fifty percent and hundreds of teens die from alcohol
look at binge drinking in teens. Binge drinking interested me because so many teenagers drink alcohol when they go out and don’t know what consequences it has on the body. Binge drinking is the consumption of an unreasonable amount of alcohol in a short period of time. I have chosen to research ‘What are the psychological and physiological effects of binge drinking in teens?’. I chose this question because I wanted to inform myself and other teens on the effects of binge drinking. The research methods
According to Dryden-Edwards (2), teenage drinking is widespread, and teenagers believe that it is acceptable. But, teenagers’ bodies are still developing. They fail to realize that consuming alcohol places them in danger for numerous issues. Consuming alcohol is more widespread among teenagers than most realize. "Alcohol and Teen Drinking" (1) reports that three-fourths of seniors, a little over two-thirds of Sophomores, and two out of five 8th graders have experimented with alcohol. With rising
Teen Drinking And Driving Sandy, a retired librarian, was driving west on wooster Road in April 2009 when a drunk driver crossed over on the wrong side of the road and ran into her. There was an ambulance two cars back, and she had to stay at the hospital for eight days. When she got home she had melt downs, and found that she suffered from traumatic stress. she is very lucky to be alive (Car crash victim of a drunk drivers story 1). Drunk driving accidents like sandy’s are a national problem. Drinking
How drinking alcohol affect teens' lives? How drinking alcohol affect teens' lives? Drinking alcohol affects teens in many negative ways by doing something they might regret, mentally and physically. Also, teens drinking alcohol can result in them taking serious risks that may ruin their life and might not change it depending on the situation. For example, getting so drunk they can’t drive and get into a car accident or get so drunk that they don't know what they're doing by having sex with multiple
report I will be discussing the topic on Alcopops and teen binge drinking teen binge drinking. Binge drinking is drinking large amounts of alcohol for the purpose of getting drunk. Teenagers generally do this on a weekend and the drink of choice is the sweet flavoured Alcopops. These drinks come in a variety of cool colour and flavours and are marketed at the younger target group Binge drinking is a widely used term, and is the act of drinking heavily over a short period of time or over several days