According to http://www.dontserveteens.gov, “more than seven percent of eighth graders, 16 percent of sophomores, and 23 percent of seniors report recent binge drinking (five plus drinks on the same occasion).”
Binge drinking is more than just casual drinking; it is extremely dangerous and causes permanent damage to students, and even death. The scariest part is the effect it has on other people, especially from things like drunk driving. The binge drinker is not only putting himself in danger, but all the people in the car.
That’s because according to http://www.utsa.edu, “alcohol impairs a driver’s ability to concentrate on the multiple tasks involved in driving, such as vehicle speed, position of the vehicle, other traffic on the road, tuning the radio, and participating in conversation with passengers.”
Thus, it is safe to say that the next time a student goes to a party, it could be the last thing he or she ever does. Some kids realize they are putting themselves in dangerous situations, and they do not seem to care either way.Students that act Online Pokies like this have more than just a drinking problem- it could be alcohol abuse related depression.
Alcohol is not the fun time many teens believe it is: according to http://www.dontserveteens.gov,“alcohol contributes to an estimated 300 teen suicides a year, and students who binge drink are four times as likely to have attempted suicide, as compared to nondrinkers.”
The effect of alcohol on a student’s brain is frightening, and people under the age of 21 are prone to alcohol related brain damage because their brain is still growing.
This means, according to www.prlog.org, “alcohol can seriously damage the parts of the brain that are responsible for behavior, memory retention and the ability to learn new things.”
While many teens think cancer is for old people, cancer is also an extremely dangerous effect of drinking, and can result in permanent damage or death.
According to www.prlog.org, “alcohol is secondly only to smoking as the biggest risk factor that contributes towards cancers of the mouth and throat.”
So those early drinks can have permanent life altering effects, and cause long term pain and suffering. Because most students do not take these terrible effects seriously, they are more prone to end up with them.
The most important thing students need to do is understand these very real and fatal effects, and take action in their life to stop binge drinking. If they do, students will be saving themselves, their family, and their friends a life long time of heartache and pain.