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.
The moderate alcohols like beer and wine can be beneficial to the body. It's the distilled beverages that are more harmfull. Harder beverages like whiskey can cause alcohol poisoning faster than other alcohols. Distilled beverages are alot harder on the body to. Beer and wine are less harmfull because of there lower alcohol level.
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