Alcohol is the most commonly used drug among U.S.'s young people. Nearly 10 million people aged 12 to 20 reported drinking alcohol in the month prior to the 2000 survey. Of these people, almost 7 million (19 percent) were binge drinkers and 2 million were heavy drinkers. The risk fo

r developing alcoholism is influenced both by a person's genes and by his or her lifestyle. Children in most common lifestyles are beginning to drink at very young ages, sometimes before they finish elementary school. Many drink specifically to get drunk. Although drinking is often considered a normal part of growing up, like starting to date and learning to drive, it is not. Alcohol use, in the teen years and not only, may also lead to increased sexual activity, exposure to sexually transmitted disease, unplanned pregnancy, suicidal and violent behavior, criminal activity, injury, and death.

Alcohols effect us in many ways. A person under the influence of alcohol is much more violent and he can do crazy things that wouldn't do otherwise. Many crimes

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