“An estimated 5,000 people under age 21 die will die this year from alcohol-related accidents, homicides or other injuries.” (The Good, The Bad 2015.) Alcohol is a deadly substance responsible for countless deaths, accidents, suicides and injuries. Experimentation with alcohol in teenagers is common however, teenagers simply can’t comprehend the risks involved. No teenager decides to have a few drinks at a party and thinks they will end up killing someone nevertheless, it happens. Alcohol remains effortless for teenagers to gain access to yet the punishment is often lenient. One death due to adolescent drinking is too many so consequently, we need to have harsher punishments for underage drinking.
We all hear on the news often that teenagers …show more content…
5000 deaths every year occur from teenagers drinking too much alcohol. Of those 5000 deaths, 6% of them are due to suicide. (Call to Action, 2007.) That is 300 young people that died because they consumed too much alcohol and were not afraid of consequences. Alcohol is one of the key risk factors in teen suicides as teenagers who drink over time, get used to a “high feeling” and will continue to chase that feeling. Over time, drinking will change the chemistry in the brain leaving teens at a greater risk for feeling sadness and depression thus increasing the risk of teenage suicides due to alcohol. Stricter punishments need to be in place across the country to send a firm point that underage drinking is inexcusable and will not be …show more content…
Of all the deaths that occur from teenagers drinking alcohol, 32 % of them are homicide related. That percentage is astonishing as well as freighting. Teenagers generally experience all sorts of emotions as they enter puberty. One of those emotions can be anger which can be heightened when under the influence. In Bulloch county Georgia, Coleton Weatherford was charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless conduct, and discharging a firearm while under the influence when he murdered his fellow student Blake Shurling. Teenagers are often times challenged when having to face a number of emotions that surface at any given time lket alone heighten those emotions with alcohol. As we see in the case of Blake Shurling, we need to have stricter punishments for teenagers who are caught under the influence to prevent homicide and protect not only our teenagers from a life in jail, but kids like Blake Shurling who didn’t have a
We all hear on the news often that teenagers …show more content…
5000 deaths every year occur from teenagers drinking too much alcohol. Of those 5000 deaths, 6% of them are due to suicide. (Call to Action, 2007.) That is 300 young people that died because they consumed too much alcohol and were not afraid of consequences. Alcohol is one of the key risk factors in teen suicides as teenagers who drink over time, get used to a “high feeling” and will continue to chase that feeling. Over time, drinking will change the chemistry in the brain leaving teens at a greater risk for feeling sadness and depression thus increasing the risk of teenage suicides due to alcohol. Stricter punishments need to be in place across the country to send a firm point that underage drinking is inexcusable and will not be …show more content…
Of all the deaths that occur from teenagers drinking alcohol, 32 % of them are homicide related. That percentage is astonishing as well as freighting. Teenagers generally experience all sorts of emotions as they enter puberty. One of those emotions can be anger which can be heightened when under the influence. In Bulloch county Georgia, Coleton Weatherford was charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless conduct, and discharging a firearm while under the influence when he murdered his fellow student Blake Shurling. Teenagers are often times challenged when having to face a number of emotions that surface at any given time lket alone heighten those emotions with alcohol. As we see in the case of Blake Shurling, we need to have stricter punishments for teenagers who are caught under the influence to prevent homicide and protect not only our teenagers from a life in jail, but kids like Blake Shurling who didn’t have a