Young People and Alcohol

A lot of parents think that their children drink alcohol because they think they are fashionable if they do that. But different researches shows that eighty percent of young people get familiar with alcohol in the home. Since drinking is one of the popular habits, parents think that it's better to give their children to taste alcohol early in their ages, so they can get used of it. That is a big mistake. They should rather teach their child how to be responsable and not drinking too much, instead the taste of it. So that is why youngsters get attract to it and go out and buy alcohol for themselves.

The experts also said that a problem is also money that teenagers have. Some money is given from their parents but many teenargers also have part - time jobs. One teenager explained that he drinks as much alcohol as much money he has. It is also the blame of the press that gives us impression that alcohol is a thing in the life that can make us succesful in private and bussines life. So youngsters connect it with glamour. One of the reasons is also a boredom that people feel. Youngsters complain that there is not much to do except drinking and alcohol is also one of the solutions how to escape from the problems in life.

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF DRINKING TOO MUCH ALCOHOL?

Many drinkers are without enery and they become depressed. Next morning, after drinking all evening, they suffer from headache and different sicknesses. Heavy drinkers can become aggresive and can make damages on themselves and other people. Alcohol an also effect on their judgements. The British heavy drinkers have a special name, they are called »lager lout« and they are not dismissed on football matches and on the roads. Many young people die on the road because of alcohol.

WHO'S TO BLAME?

It's not a problem for youngsters to go to the pub or supermarket to buy drink because the vendors usually are not asking them to show a document to prove how old they are, because people under eighteen years mustn't buy alcohol, says the law. The regulations should be clear and the punnishment should be big for ones who sells alcohol to people under eighteen.

True storie about two people:

Paul started drinking light beer when he was eleven. It was not problem for him to get alcohol, he stole it from home. He can drink everything. Now he is sixteen and it is hard for him to contol his drinking.

Julie started drinking when she was fourteen years old, because she was shy and alcohol made her relax a little bit. She used to drink half a bottle of wine, now in her seventeen she drinks whiskey from her parents' cabinet. Her mother knows that, but she don't know how to stop her.