A majority of young people drink out of weariness, to overlook their day by day concerns or on account of family, school or relationship issues (Educalccol, 2009). I remember me and my friends would go have a couple of drinks when school got stressful, or someone’s parents were being selfish and ungenerous. There were some nights when I did not feel like drinking. However, my mood would change quickly when I heard my friends were going out. I found some research that agrees with my mood changing as a teenager. When a teen 's friends drink, accept, or encourage drinking, the teen likely to drink ("Preventing Adolescent Binge Drinking:", n.d.). At a micro level, high school implicates a lot of pressure whether it is on an academic level or your peers.
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As a teenager, I always had a curfew when I went drinking. Despite that I stole alcohol from my parents; my parents also gave me how many drinks they wanted me to have for the night. My friends curfews and alcohol consumption was never the same. Just from the variety amongst my group of friends shows all parents choose to parent in no similar way. There could be poor family management with the parents paying little to no attention to their children. “Teens with parents who drink or express favorable attitudes toward drinking are more likely to start drinking sooner and to continue drinking. Teens that are warned about alcohol by their parents are less likely to start drinking.” ("Preventing Adolescent Binge Drinking:", n.d.). Adolescents are especially vulnerable to the effects of trauma. “Adolescents in treatment for alcohol abuse or dependence reported higher rates of physical abuse, sexual abuse, violent victimization, witnessing violence, and other traumas compared with controls” (NIAAA,2005). Child misuse and other traumas have been proposed as danger components for ensuing alcohol
As a teenager, I always had a curfew when I went drinking. Despite that I stole alcohol from my parents; my parents also gave me how many drinks they wanted me to have for the night. My friends curfews and alcohol consumption was never the same. Just from the variety amongst my group of friends shows all parents choose to parent in no similar way. There could be poor family management with the parents paying little to no attention to their children. “Teens with parents who drink or express favorable attitudes toward drinking are more likely to start drinking sooner and to continue drinking. Teens that are warned about alcohol by their parents are less likely to start drinking.” ("Preventing Adolescent Binge Drinking:", n.d.). Adolescents are especially vulnerable to the effects of trauma. “Adolescents in treatment for alcohol abuse or dependence reported higher rates of physical abuse, sexual abuse, violent victimization, witnessing violence, and other traumas compared with controls” (NIAAA,2005). Child misuse and other traumas have been proposed as danger components for ensuing alcohol