Although drinking may seem like harmless fun; the author is correct in saying that drinking is dangerous especially for teenagers. The author of the article brings up multiple points about why drinking is dangerous for teenagers, and why they should not do it. After reading these points a conclusion can be made that teenagers should not drink due to short term, and long term consequences. One of the easiest effects of drinking to understand is how in the short term drinking can leave people, “drunk, dazed, confused, embarrassed… or worse”(Ralston 7), and although these can happen in adults these are especially common in teens. This shows how easy it is for teens to be affected negatively from drinking in the short term. Some teens have even
