Statistics, Quick Facts, and Consequences

According to CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) 35%  of high school teens have drank some amount of alcohol in the last thirty days. For a class size of 30, that means ten and a half of them had partaked in underage drinking! Do you realize how high that is! Likewise, 21% binge drank, 10% drove after drinking, and 22% rode with a driver who had been drinking. These numbers are so horendous its concerning. Do not get in the car with someone who is under the influence. I repeat, do not get in the car with someone who is under the influence! You may save your own life waiting a few minutes in the cold for your parents to come scoop you up.



While researching this topic I came across this list and thought it was interesting. It is from the cite: http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/underage-drinking.htm

"Consequences of Underage Drinking

Youth who drink alcohol are more likely to experience

• School problems, such as higher absence and poor or failing grades.
• Social problems, such as fighting and lack of participation in youth activities.
• Legal problems, such as arrest for driving or physically hurting someone while drunk.
• Physical problems, such as hangovers or illnesses.
• Unwanted, unplanned, and unprotected sexual activity.
• Disruption of normal growth and sexual development.
• Physical and sexual assault.
• Higher risk for suicide and homicide.
• Alcohol-related car crashes and other unintentional injuries, such as burns, falls, and drowning.
• Memory problems.
• Abuse of other drugs.
• Changes in brain development that may have life-long effects.
• Death from alcohol poisoning."