If a teen is told not to do something, they feel that their freedom is being taken away. “One in six teens binge drinks, yet only one in 100 parents believe his or her teen binge drinks.” “Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, and about a quarter of those crashes involved an underage drinking driver” ("Underage Drinking Statistics"). These are a small number of the damages that can be caused by underage drinking. There are many examples of how teenage alcohol abuse leads to lower success rates in school. A couple of my friends often find themselves falling behind in school due to their weekend plans. A friend of my often complains of having tons of homework to do but jumps on any party he is invited to. One time he was invited to a weekend getaway and instead of saying no to catch on his missing assignments he went to the party. He told everyone he would take his school work with him to work on while still having a good time with his friends. Friday after school they all packed up the car and left for a friend’s aunt’s house, where they would be “house sitting” for the
If a teen is told not to do something, they feel that their freedom is being taken away. “One in six teens binge drinks, yet only one in 100 parents believe his or her teen binge drinks.” “Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, and about a quarter of those crashes involved an underage drinking driver” ("Underage Drinking Statistics"). These are a small number of the damages that can be caused by underage drinking. There are many examples of how teenage alcohol abuse leads to lower success rates in school. A couple of my friends often find themselves falling behind in school due to their weekend plans. A friend of my often complains of having tons of homework to do but jumps on any party he is invited to. One time he was invited to a weekend getaway and instead of saying no to catch on his missing assignments he went to the party. He told everyone he would take his school work with him to work on while still having a good time with his friends. Friday after school they all packed up the car and left for a friend’s aunt’s house, where they would be “house sitting” for the