.....Nowadays, we can see that some teenagers redirect to drink alcohol more and more. Teenagers are wild age who want to try many things and they comply easily with motivations around them such as family, friends, society, etc. Besides, teenagers are self-esteem because they are very self-confident, so they don't think that drinking alcohol is a bad thing. There are two main reasons why some teenagers, both boys and girls, drink too much alcohol.
.....The first reason why some teenagers drink too much alcohol is they are in the age of curiosity. Most of young drinkers are under age of 21. From research of MTF data, an annual survey of U.S. youth, three-fourths of 12th graders, more than two-thirds of 10th graders, and about two in every five 8th graders have consumed alcohol. According to the National center on addiction and substance Abuse, almost 80% of high school students have tried alcohol. Because of the age of curiosity, they encounter dramatic physical, emotional, and life style change, such as for some teens, thrill-seeking might include experimenting with alcohol. In addition, they see advertising messages showing beautiful people enjoying life and alcohol, so they want to be chic guys like people in advertisement. Moreover, many parents and other adult use alcohol socially, such as having beer or wine with dinner. This behavior of adult affects some teenagers want to feel older like their parents. Besides, some teenagers use alcohol for relax or reduce stress. When they have a problem, the best solution is party with alcohol. Because of curiosity, it's not strange that why the number of young drinkers are increase and I believe that the number will increase in the future.
.....A second reason why some teenagers drink too much alcohol is they think alcohol seems harmless to many people. The scientist said that because the body changes so much when we are grow, the ability to cope with alcohol in teenagers is increasing. Nowadays, we can see that many teenagers can drink booze by the bucket-load without drunk, so this behavior of some teenagers become a fashion or trend in the social. Therefore, some teenagers use alcohol to show how cool they are, such as some guys think that drinking alcohol too much is very cool and attract girls. Moreover, sometimes they use alcohol to join society easier. There are many people have new friends from party with alcohol. When some teenagers drink alcohol, they have more confident and they can talk to the other easier. From all reason, it shows that some teenagers don't worry too much about drinking alcohol.
.....In conclusion, there are many factors that affect teenager's thinking about alcohol. Some teenagers think alcohol is harmless and they can drink too much, even if it's dangerous. Alcohol maybe dangerous if drinkers can't control themselves. We should know how to stop drinking or when to stop drinking for safe ourselves.
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