Teenage Binge Drinking

When people turn eighteen they are finally considered an adult. They can join the army, vote, buy cigarettes or tobacco products, get a tattoo and even die for our country. Although everyone considers that person to be an adult, they are still not old enough to buy or consume alcohol. A person can be responsible enough to live on their own, make their own money, pay their own bills, and yet they are still not considered old enough to purchase or consume any type of alcohol. Lowering the drinking age to 18 would help prevent the crime and personal injuries that are caused by alcohol abuse.

Lowering the drinking age to 18 would make a lot of sense in the world. Lowering the drinking age to 18 would make more sense. It would be better for the teens that drink on college campus. The drinking age should be lowered to 18 because you can vote at eighteen, buy tobacco, it’ll reduce the thrill of breaking the law, evidence supports that early introduction of drinking is the safest way to reduce juvenile alcohol abuse, and college people that are not 21 drink also.

Lowering the drinking age will cause more problems than fixes. Alcohol causes many problems in the society we live in today. Not only does it affect a person’s mental health, but it also harms a person physically. Alcohol is not friendly to the human body. It can affect how many different organs function, including the brain. If the drinking age were to be lowered younger people would be exposed to these harmful side effects. Another problem that is going to happen if the legal alcohol intake age was lowered is the number of alcohol related accidents will rise past the current rate: “In 2006, 26% of the drivers involved in fatal crashes in each age group had some alcohol” (Fell). Alcohol also is involved in many other activities that could be harmful to an impaired person and then could result in death. With the drinking age set at twenty-one,

Teens are more likely to have unprotected sex when drinking because while under the influence, they can’t control their actions. By doing this, drunk teenagers could pass on sexually transmitted diseases and even lead to unwanted pregnancies. These sexually transmitted diseases, if obtained, can cause serious harm to you and even death in some cases. Some sexually transmitted diseases include Chlamydia, HIV, STI, etc. Another horrible downside of drinking under the age of 21 is students dropping out of high school. A survey done by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism on the alcohol-related problems experienced by 4,390 high school seniors and dropouts found that about 80 percent reported that they either get drunk, binge drink, or drink and drive and more than half of those kids said drinking caused them to get sick, miss school or work, get arrested, or have a car crash (Egendorf, Lauren K. 16-17). If the drinking age was 18 years of age, this would increase the number of dropouts because of the seniors being able to legally drink alcohol. There are even more dangers of lowering the drinking age like the increase of suicide and homicide per year. Based on data from 2006–2010, the Centers for Disease Control

It starts at a young age, parents telling their kids what they can and can’t do. No matter what parents think, kids are going to do what they want despite how many times you tell them not to do it. In the end, the best you can hope for as a parent is that giving kids the information 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.

They all potentially binge drink at these ages due to work, stress and socializations. They come home and have a drink, but if you are sitting at home watching tv drinking you don’t really take into account how much you are drinking, so occasionally people binge drink without them even going out or them even knowing. Some people when they were younger saw their parents come home and have a drink so they think that this is the norm to do when they have had a busy day at work. Men’s percentage is higher in these age brackets because they do more laborious work and it is the norm for men to go to the pub after work, whereas women usually want to sit down and relax when they get home or they might have children so have to think about childcare

Underage drinking is one of the largest problems that we have in the United States. This is a problem because alcohol is an item that nobody under twenty-one years of age is allowed to purchase or consume. People who are underage are punished by law when they consume or attempt to purchase alcohol illegally. This makes people under twenty-one want alcohol even more. In other countries where the drinking age is lower, there are less problems because it gives parents the push to teach their children how to drink responsibly. If at eighteen years old, someone can go to war and vote for the future of our country, why not lower the legal drinking age from twenty-one to eighteen years old? Lowering the drinking age would not only lower the rate

The Parada, Corral, Mota, Crego, Holguín, and Cadaveira, (2012) suggest that the purpose of their research was to observe the relationship between binge drinking (BD) and executive abilities in college undergraduates; furthermore, the significant amount of the maturing of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex that happens during the teenage years, in addition, the frontal lobes are in great peril to the neurotoxic results of booze. There is great probability that the brain region may be particularly susceptible to damage during adolescence (Parada, et al, 2012). The brain is not fully developed until the age of 25 years old; consequently, the adolescents might have irreparable damage to all parts of the brain, which might affect them for the rest

Alcohol is a very popular drink for those that are of legal drinking age. The legal drinking age in the United States is currently 21. Sadly, many teens that are not of legal drinking age consume alcohol while being under age. They believe that they are old enough to handle its effects, and that it is the cool thing to do. The legal drinking age should not be lowered because many teens cannot handle the effects of alcohol or the responsibility that come with the consumption of alcohol. It could harm them mentally, emotionally, physically, or possibly get them killed because of bad decision making. Alcohol is a drug; drugs are not good for anyone, no matter the age. Teens are simply not able to handle the effects of alcohol, and

There are many reasons on why the U.S shouldn’t lower its drinking age. The first reason is that if the drinking age in the U.S is lowered then it would only result in teenagers drinking at a younger age than the legal drinking age. According to the article

We all hear on the news often that teenagers are being killed in traffic accidents while under the influence and most of us can agree that teenage drinking is a huge epidemic yet, teenagers continue to drink without fear of punishment. This issue hits home for most people whether it’s a friend, a classmate or a neighbor in the town you reside in. “Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 16 to 20 year old’s in the United States; nearly one-third of these crashes are alcohol-related” (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2008) What can we do as a society to minimize the frequency of this foolish and deadly behavior? If we had stricter punishments for teens consuming alcohol, we can reduce the fatalities as teens would

Teenage drinking is among the issues that have received respectable attention from researchers owing to its increase. In the United States as well as other countries, underage drinking has become a prevalent issue with often far-reaching consequences. Teenagers, who engage in binge drinking, are likely to be exposed to other dangers, such as psychological issues, drinking-related accidents, and violent crimes. The increased prevalence of this problem makes it imperative to understand contributing factors, which can help in policy formulation. There are various factors that may increase the chances of teenagers engaging in binge drinking. Some of the factors are socioeconomic, which can be altered to dissuade teenagers from abusing alcohol.

Underage drinking is one of the most prevalent problems in the United States. This is a problem because alcohol is an item that nobody under twenty-one years of age is allowed to purchase or consume. People who are underage are punished by law when they consume or attempt to purchase alcohol illegally. This makes people under twenty-one want alcohol even more. In other countries where the legal minimum drinking age is lower, there are less problems because it gives parents the push to teach their children how to drink responsibly. If at eighteen years old, someone can go to war and vote for the future of our country, why not lower the legal drinking age of twenty-one to eighteen years old? Lowering the drinking age would not only lower the rate of alcoholism, it would also help make drinking safer for the youth, keep the youth out of trouble with the law, and keep the youth from sneaking around trying to grasp their hands on a bottle of alcohol.

While exploring the problem and symptoms of teenage drinking. It was determined that drinking was one of the many causing factors in which we came across when it came to teenage pregnancies. Of course teenage pregnancy must be looked at on a case-by-case basis. It was found that there are multiple causes, symptoms that can take place in the youth daily lives to create the environment conducive to the problem. Some of the events that take place are things like skipping school or dropping out of school. Emotional stress is another factor affecting the youth who are getting pregnant because the youth are not receiving the proper support at home, many feel no one cares. Becoming a struggling teen parent has caused many teens to suffer from depression. Another issue that arises from teenagers becoming parents has been the effect it has had on the social and economic cost of our society due to high birth rates. The fact that most teenagers have no social or economic means to sufficiently sustain themselves and a child. The study further claims that the minorities, Latinos and Blacks have had a higher risk of teen pregnancy thereby costing taxpayers billions. The CDC states “only about 50% of teen mothers receive a high school diploma by 22 years of age, versus approximately 90% of women who had not given

To what extent is youth violence, crimes and anti-social behaviour linked to youths binge drinking.