Underage Drinking
T Today, alcohol is widely available and aggressively promoted throughout society, and young people like to drink. Underage drinking is a significant problem that needs to be resolved. “Each year, approximately 5,000 young people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking; this includes about 1,900 deaths from motor vehicle crashes, 1,600 as a result of homicides, 300 from suicide, as well as hundreds from other injuries such as falls, burns, and drownings”(Alcohol Alert Number 67, 2006). To resolve this problem, we need to find out the consequences of underage drinking, the reasons of why adolescents drink, and the prevention of underage drinking.
Why is underage drinking a significant problem? It is not only a personal health problem, but also a society problem. Obviously, alcohol is harmful to our health. Besides health problem, underage drinking leads to more social problems, such as more traffic accidents and more crimes.......
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