Teenagers And Alcohol Do Not Mix

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be faceing. Alcohol is a huge temptation that I myself have surcumbed to on a few occasions. I am not quite sure how many exactly but enough to present myself as a credibly witness to testify to the fact at hand. There are also a lot of things that I didn�t know about alcohol that I learned from research.
I would like to start with a very simple question with a very complicated answer. Why do teenagers choose to drink? Well there are many reasons, one of which being just simply because everyone does it. In other words widespread indoctrination. Which is when for instance a teenager sees a person they look up to drinking such as a parent, teacher, or professional athlete drinking the see this and think it is acceptable behavior for them. They think that if so and so does it than so can I. They can see this type of example almost anywhere. Whether it be Stone Cold Steve Austin (a pro wrestler) slugging down a beer after kicking somebodys butt in a ...

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to do are not worth listening to and definitely not worth risking your life for.

The effects of alcohol on the body and mind of a person are very severe and potentially deadly. When alcohol is consumed it then travles down the throat right into the stomach. A little of the alcohol, (depending on how much you drink), is absorbed right through the stomach wall and directly into the bloodstream. Than the rest of the alcohol goes through the stomach and right into the small intestine. This is where most of the alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream straight through the walls of the small intestine. The bloodstream transports the alcohol to all parts of the body like the liver, brain, ...

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