I agree with the author’s purpose in the article “The Danger Lurking in Just One” by Jeannie Ralston. The author’s message is that teen drinking is very dangerous, even if it is only one drink. Teen drinking is harmful to teens because it affects your brain development, how your brain alerts you when in danger. For example, it affects how the frontal lobe is developed. “Not since you were a toddler learning to walk and talk has there been a more important time for brain development than your mid-teens through early 20s. This is when your frontal lobe- the area regulating impulse control, decision-making, planning, and processing social cues- is fully maturing” (Ralston p.7). This shows that drinking in your teens while the brain is still developing
