Teenage Binge Drinking
Alcohol is a drug that is used by every day by more than 4,750 teenagers at the age of 15 and younger take. According to U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) said that they problem with this is that teenage that drinks at such an early age tend to be alcoholics or alcohol abuser than those who wait to until their adult life and it is also illegal. The other problem is that kids tend to experiment with alcohol in over a short period of time and this is known as binge drinking.
Binge drinking can become a problem because when teenagers start they almost never stop. More adults use alcohol but among drinkers, teenagers are most likely to binge drink than adults. 28% to 60% of teenagers who drink binge drinks.
One of the reasons why teens start to drink is because they are curious and experimenting. They want to know how it tastes and sometimes how it makes you feel The other problem is that teenagers tend to drink so quickly “so they take in more than they realize”.
The younger teenagers start to drink the more likely it will take for them to continue to drink and drink more. Alcohol have more effect on adolescents than it has on adults. A scientist at the National Institute on Alcohol Alcoholism (NIAAA) said “We live in a world where many adults and some teenagers drink alcohol. So it is normal to be curious about alcohol”.
Binge drinking gets Teenagers drunk so fast and very drunk. The liver normally helps in removing the alcohol from your blood but when you have been drinking so much the liver can keep up. So the alcohol ends up in your bloodstream and brain while it waits to be removed by the liver and that is why a person becomes drunk.
Binge drinking can become a problem because when teenagers start they almost never stop. More adults use alcohol but among drinkers, teenagers are most likely to binge drink than adults. 28% to 60% of teenagers who drink binge drinks.
One of the reasons why teens start to drink is because they are curious and experimenting. They want to know how it tastes and sometimes how it makes you feel The other problem is that teenagers tend to drink so quickly “so they take in more than they realize”.
The younger teenagers start to drink the more likely it will take for them to continue to drink and drink more. Alcohol have more effect on adolescents than it has on adults. A scientist at the National Institute on Alcohol Alcoholism (NIAAA) said “We live in a world where many adults and some teenagers drink alcohol. So it is normal to be curious about alcohol”.
Binge drinking gets Teenagers drunk so fast and very drunk. The liver normally helps in removing the alcohol from your blood but when you have been drinking so much the liver can keep up. So the alcohol ends up in your bloodstream and brain while it waits to be removed by the liver and that is why a person becomes drunk.