Many underage drinkers can drink too much and end up losing control of themselves and sexially assault thir femail companions and kill people for example “in 1980 a 13 year old california girl named Cari Lightnia was walking to a carnival when she was struck by a hit and run drunk driver and was killed instantly”(Walitzer). Many lives are being lost by underage drinking and it’s ruining families, it is important to know that one …show more content…
Teens that play sports should know better to not drink at such a young age because it could obviously do damage to their body, for example it can reduce muscle recovery because alcohol is a very powerful diuretic that can cause dehydration and electrolyte imbalances and it can also affect your memory and make you gain weight. Athletes that drink at a young age shouldn’t even be allowed to drink because their performance starts to go down, sometimes teens that are going to college lose their scholarships because maybe they were caught drinking at a young