Essay on Underage Drinking
This fact sheet is written specifically for preteens and teens. It compares the myths with the facts about alcohol consumption among young people and the effects of alcohol consumption. This fact sheet can help parents and parents. The facts about underage driving: Teen drivers are four times more likely to cause an accident than older drivers. Teens are more likely than older drivers to speed, run red lights, make illegal turns, ride with a drunk driver, and drive after consuming alcohol or drugs. Inexperience is the reason why these drivers do this more often. A. Again, this question assumes that binge drinking was less common when the legal drinking age was in effect. This assumption is incorrect, drinking among the students has decreased in percentage and was adopted as the national legal drinking age. A recent European study tested the theory parents can learn: The facts about underage driving: Teen drivers are four times more likely to be in an accident than older drivers. Teens are more likely than older drivers to speed, run red lights, make illegal turns, ride with a drunk driver, and drive after consuming alcohol or drugs. Inexperience is the reason why these drivers do this more often. Students who drink do not understand that drinking can and does affect your health. Alcohol can affect your heart, immune system, liver, pancreas and several types of cancer, including head, neck, esophageal, liver, breast and colorectal cancer. Drinking an extreme amount of alcohol puts you at risk for these problems.