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**Why alcohol is bad?**
Some people might ask why worry about alcohol if it’s made with fruits, grains, etc. Well if people look at it that way they could easily say it’s ok for people and their bodies, but that is not true yes alcohol is made from fruits and grains but alcohol is like poison for the body. The body can handle the effects of it that’s why people do stupid things when they have few too many drinks. Alcohol is a known depressant which means it slows down peoples brain function of the central nervous system. It can easily alter a person’s emotions, movement, vision, and healing.

= Reasons for teens to use alcohol and possibly others drugs are: = Ø To fit in Ø Curiosity Ø To feel good, reduce stress, and relax Ø To feel older

“Every year, approximately 5,000 young people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking: this includes about 1,900 deaths from motor vehicle crashes, 1,600 as a result of homicides, 300 from suicide, as well as hundreds from other injuries such as falls, burns, and drowning.” (Teenage).

=Teen Drinking can effect you and your health.= Doctors have found out that the human brain is still developing in the 20's. Since the brain is still under construction it is very sensative to the effects of drugs and alcohol. With damage to the brain it might be harder for students to pay attention in school may cause teens to do bad on test their attention span decreases. Teens consuming a lot of alcohol in a short amount of time can result in alcohol poisoning. Some first common symptoms of alcohol poisoning are, extreme sleepiness, unconsciousness, difficulty breathing, dangerously low blood sugar, seizures, and even death. Teens who drink are more likely to be sexually active and to have unsafe, unprotected sex. A lot of car crashes, homicides, and suicides are by intoxicated teens.

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**// Works Cited  //** Black, Susan. "Underage Drinking Takes a Heavy Toll on America's Kids."//Contemporary Issues Companion: Teen Alcohol Abuse//. Ed. Joseph Tardiff. Detroit Greenhaven Press, 2008. //Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center////.// //Gale //. 29 Jan. 2010 “Teenage Alcohol Abuse Creates a Vast Public Health Problem.” National Institute on Alchohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).//Contemporary Issues Companion: Teen Alcohol Abuse//. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. //Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center////. Gale.// 27 Jan. 2010. “What Teens Should Know Before Taking a Drink.” Nemours Foundation. //Contemporary Issues Companion: Teen Alcohol Abuse //. Ed. Joseph Tardiff. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. //Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center////. Gale.// 29 Jan. 2010.