Why would people who are under age want to drink? Well under age drinking isn't to uncommon. (1) Studies say that approximately 6% of 10-11 year old children use alcohol. 25% by the age of 14 and 55% by the age of 17. Approximately 92 percent of high school kids have used alcohol, of the 92 percent 64 percent use alcohol on a regular basis. Sometimes teenage kids drink under stress. Stress can be overwelming and kids don't know how to deel with it. Drinking is a way for them to forget about there problems and have fun. Kids also think that since there young that they can't get sick or even die from drinking. There wrong. Under age drinking is the main cause of alcohol abuse and alcohol related health problems. Alot of kids think that they can't get addicted to alcohol but then they do and can't stop.
(2)Alcohol causes a lot of harm to the human body. Such harm like cirrhosis of the liver, digestive tract diseases, and many types of cancer. There is also some benefits of drinking, but only on moderate levels. Moderate drinking can lower the risk of coronary heart disease and can even help aid the common cold. Even though some drinking is good for the body you have to know how much and not to exceed that level.(
2: "I love it. Everyone would have a much better time if everyone was drunk." Drinks approximately 30 beers a weekend. Spends about $20 a weekend.
If you ever thought just because there is laws against anyone under the age of 21 to buy alcohol, those who are under age can't still buy it. You were wrong. (4)There is so many ways to get alcohol for minors. Some of the ways minors buy there alcohol is with fake I.D's, stealing, having someone of age buy it for you, or if you look old enough you won't get carded. Getting fake I.D's is extremely easy, all you need is about fourty dollars for a good one. They sell fake I.D's in all the major cities every where. Stealing alcohol is also easy to do if you know the right places and how to do it. But you better be carefull if you get caught that's a fellony. Getting someone to buy you alcohol is easy because older people remember when they were that age and older people helped them out. As you can see minors have no problem buying alcohol.
1: "Alcohol is great." drinks approximately an eighteen pack a weekend. Spends about fifteen dollars on alcohol a weekend.
I feel that the legal drinking age should be lowered to eighteen years old. At the age eighteen you are legally considered an adult. If you are old enough to make decisions as an adult you can make decisions on wether to drink or not. I think that the law is also good because it's lowered deaths and health risks. I think that if kids even under eighteen years old can buy alcohol and drink than the age should be lowered, under age drinking takes place as an every day lifestyle for some kids. I think that the age law doesn't even work that well. But if people of
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