Alcohol Cunsumption Among Teens

The Increase of Alcohol Consumption Among Teens Alcohol consumption in America increased during the post-war years with consumption in 1984 being twice the level of 1950. In recent years, the increase of alcohol consumption among teenagers has increased significantly to have an effect on this growing number. Studies show that 81 percent of children between the age of twelve and thirteen have already had a drink, and not just a taste. Of those in high school, one-half are …

…nearly 50 percent of all fatal automobile accidents, according to the National Highway Council. To keep these numbers from getting fatally uncontrollable, it is important that we identify the factors that influence the increase of alcohol consumption among our teens. The most prevailing of these factors are peer pressure, family modeling, and effects of alcohol. In understanding these factors, we can see why teen drinking has hinted to the total destruction of our youth. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**