The legal age for drinking in New Zealand is eighteen, yet this does not stop teenagers as young as fourteen from drinking. New Zealand teenagers enjoy going to parties or social events and this usually involves drinking. Youth drinking causes many problems in society such as road accidents, the lowering of inhibitions, bodily harm and long term health quarrels. Another issue for teenagers is the "spiking" of drinks.
Teenagers are reckless when drinking. To get to the parties the teenagers may have to lie to their parents about their whereabouts. Consequently they could choose to drive while intoxicated, or get a ride with someone who is intoxicated so they do not get into trouble with their parents. This is dangerous not only for the driver and passengers in the car, but for other drivers and passengers on the road. There is a high death toll on the road caused by people driving while intoxicated and many of these are teenagers.
Another result of youth drinking is that it......
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