The Facts on Teen Drinking
Eighteen-year of Scott Krueger of Orchard Park, N.Y. was a bright student, graduating near the top of his high school class. In 1997, he was admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge. Mass., one of the country's most prestigious colleges. Like many other college freshman. Krueger pledged into a fraternity where drinking massive amounts of alcohol was considered a rite of passage. During a party in late September 1997, he passed out from an alcohol overdose, which prevented oxygen from getting to his brain, and slipped into a coma. Krueger never regain consciousness and died three days later.(2facts)
Alcohol abuse among teens has grown over the past several years. However this is not a reason to lower the legal drinking age. A cause of tragic overdoses is due to binge drinking. Binge drinking is consuming large amounts of alcohol quickly. This may cause damage to the body. This is very popular among college......
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