Teenage Drinking Research Paper
Ankit Chopra
Prof. Jackson
CMAT
October 29, 2010
Causes of Teenage drinking
3/4 teenagers have already consumed alcohol more than just a few sips by the end of high school. Most of us know the effects of drinking, but, ever wondered why teenagers drink? The teenage years are a period of mixed thoughts, and emotions. These are the years, when young adults learn to take important decisions on their own. These are also the years, when teenagers come under heavy influence from others. One of the most important reasons among teenagers for drinking alcohol is peer pressure. For teenagers, it can seem very important to ‘fit in’ or ‘not to stand out’. More than 50% of 12th graders have been reported drunk at least once in their high school days. Teens are very concerned about their images, and what others think about them. Every youngster belongs to a certain group in …show more content…
Many youngsters start to drink to escape the stress of workload, and burden of studies. Another reason for drinking is, to forget the effects of break ups in relationships. Many teenagers resort to drinking alcohol, to get over their past life. Those who drink to drown their sorrows must be told that sorrow knows how to swim
Here are some startling facts about teenage drinking.
• About 2/5th of students in America have already tried alcohol by the end of 8th grade.
• Out of those 2/5th at least 1 had been reported drunk in 8th grade itself.
• In 2009 Monitoring The Future survey had reported that 37% of the 8th graders have tried alcohol even before entering the high school and 72% of the 12th graders have tried alcohol even before getting into a college.
• More than 60% of college women diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease were drunk at the time of the infection.
• Each year students in America spend more than 5.5 billion $ on alcohol which is more than what they spend on coffee, soft drinks, tea, juice, or books
Prof. Jackson
CMAT
October 29, 2010
Causes of Teenage drinking
3/4 teenagers have already consumed alcohol more than just a few sips by the end of high school. Most of us know the effects of drinking, but, ever wondered why teenagers drink? The teenage years are a period of mixed thoughts, and emotions. These are the years, when young adults learn to take important decisions on their own. These are also the years, when teenagers come under heavy influence from others. One of the most important reasons among teenagers for drinking alcohol is peer pressure. For teenagers, it can seem very important to ‘fit in’ or ‘not to stand out’. More than 50% of 12th graders have been reported drunk at least once in their high school days. Teens are very concerned about their images, and what others think about them. Every youngster belongs to a certain group in …show more content…
Many youngsters start to drink to escape the stress of workload, and burden of studies. Another reason for drinking is, to forget the effects of break ups in relationships. Many teenagers resort to drinking alcohol, to get over their past life. Those who drink to drown their sorrows must be told that sorrow knows how to swim
Here are some startling facts about teenage drinking.
• About 2/5th of students in America have already tried alcohol by the end of 8th grade.
• Out of those 2/5th at least 1 had been reported drunk in 8th grade itself.
• In 2009 Monitoring The Future survey had reported that 37% of the 8th graders have tried alcohol even before entering the high school and 72% of the 12th graders have tried alcohol even before getting into a college.
• More than 60% of college women diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease were drunk at the time of the infection.
• Each year students in America spend more than 5.5 billion $ on alcohol which is more than what they spend on coffee, soft drinks, tea, juice, or books