Teenage Alcoholism

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Teenage Alcoholism

Outline

I. Thesis: Few teenagers dispute the fact that alcohol abuse can lead to a serious addiction called alcoholism.
II. Alcohol and what it is
III. Why teens shouldn’t drink
A. What effect it has on the body
1. Organs
2. Emotions
3. Senses
4. Hangovers
5. Alcohol Poisoning
B. Accidents
C. Effect’s their Schooling and Jobs
D. Effect on family and friends
IV. Why teenagers drink
A. Peer Pressure
B. Rebelling towards parents
C. Teenagers feel they can take on the responsibility
D. Teenagers feel they legal age should be 18
V. Interview
VI. Statistics
VII. Getting help
A. AAA
B. Staying Sober
VIII. How to keep teens away from alcohol
VIII. Closing




Teenage Alcoholism





Few teenagers dispute the fact that alcohol abuse can lead to a serious addiction called alcoholism. It often goes unnoticed that most alcoholics aren’t even of legal age to drink. Teenagers need to realize drinking can only cause or add to the problems one already has. Teenagers also need to realize these problems not only affect them but everyone around them.
Alcohol is a beverage drug that many teens abuse today. “Alcoholism is a chronic disease, progressive and often fatal; it is a primary disorder and not a symptom of other diseases or emotional problems”(Torr 19). Many people who have problems with alcoholism deny they are addicted. If a person is dependent on alcohol, they need to get help.
Teenagers need to realize that alcohol is a drug that can lead to many problems, including the deterioration of your body and your health, as well as the risk of car accidents. Alcohol can ruin educational goals, extra curricular activities, jobs, and job opportunities. It’s a
One-way street, which can have damaging effects on the rest of their lives. Let me point out the down falls that come from drinking.
It all starts at the point in which a person opens their mouth and takes a drink...