Drinking, under the age of 21, is outlawed throughout the United States. In today’s society, teenagers use alcohol more than any other drug, including tobacco. Underage drinkers experience a wide range of alcohol-related health, social, criminal justice, and academic problems. Some problems include risky sexual behavior, may impair brain development, violence, lack of awareness, and emotional satisfaction. Young drinkers report a range of negative effects from alcohol, all of which can lead to distressed interactions with others, particularly police officers or other responsible adults who try to intervene. Some interesting facts relating to teen drinking are: the average age teen boys first try alcohol is age 11, for teen girls it’s 13 and
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Some factors include: relaxation, stress reduction, enhance sexual attractiveness, and/or to satisfy their curiosity about alcohol in general. Also, some experts have found that drinking is so routine, some people find it hard to explain why they do it. Other contributing factors are media promotion; such as signs posting drink specials outside of bars or sporting events. Virtually all high school students and most college students are under 21. However, most drink alcohol at least occasionally, and many drink frequently and heavily. They can get alcohol for free or at low prices, which contributes to their drinking at levels that significantly increase their risk of negative alcohol-related consequences. If anything, they are starting to drink at a younger age, and their drinking patterns are becoming more extreme. In addition, teenagers with mental health issues, such as depression, bipolar disorder, and/or ADD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), are at higher risks for alcoholism, compared to …show more content…
Some teenagers who are under the influence of alcohol, have the tendency to become belligerent. Drinkers may misread cues from other people as being offensive, and react violently. For instance, police officers could be responding to a call that was reported there was a young woman being loud and disorderly. Officers arriving on the scene could be trying to deescalate the situation by trying to calm down the young woman, but because she’s under the influence, she’s misinterpreting the officers’ behavior as being offensive. So as a result, the young woman becomes combative and ultimately begins to resist the officers’ verbal commands. In sum, officers arrest the woman for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Alcohol consumption affects everyone differently. One effect is impairing someone’s decisions who has been drinking and driving. One study in 2009, found 19% of drivers under 21 who were involved in fatal crashes, had blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels over the legal limits. Some of these effects often lead young drinkers to come into contact with police, either as offenders or as victims. In contrast, friends of intoxicated teenagers deal with backlashes such as sexual advances, having the duty of taking care of the intoxicated friend, and/or having their property
Some factors include: relaxation, stress reduction, enhance sexual attractiveness, and/or to satisfy their curiosity about alcohol in general. Also, some experts have found that drinking is so routine, some people find it hard to explain why they do it. Other contributing factors are media promotion; such as signs posting drink specials outside of bars or sporting events. Virtually all high school students and most college students are under 21. However, most drink alcohol at least occasionally, and many drink frequently and heavily. They can get alcohol for free or at low prices, which contributes to their drinking at levels that significantly increase their risk of negative alcohol-related consequences. If anything, they are starting to drink at a younger age, and their drinking patterns are becoming more extreme. In addition, teenagers with mental health issues, such as depression, bipolar disorder, and/or ADD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), are at higher risks for alcoholism, compared to …show more content…
Some teenagers who are under the influence of alcohol, have the tendency to become belligerent. Drinkers may misread cues from other people as being offensive, and react violently. For instance, police officers could be responding to a call that was reported there was a young woman being loud and disorderly. Officers arriving on the scene could be trying to deescalate the situation by trying to calm down the young woman, but because she’s under the influence, she’s misinterpreting the officers’ behavior as being offensive. So as a result, the young woman becomes combative and ultimately begins to resist the officers’ verbal commands. In sum, officers arrest the woman for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Alcohol consumption affects everyone differently. One effect is impairing someone’s decisions who has been drinking and driving. One study in 2009, found 19% of drivers under 21 who were involved in fatal crashes, had blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels over the legal limits. Some of these effects often lead young drinkers to come into contact with police, either as offenders or as victims. In contrast, friends of intoxicated teenagers deal with backlashes such as sexual advances, having the duty of taking care of the intoxicated friend, and/or having their property