There is a reason why there are age restrictions on drinking and it's not because all the grown-ups want to hog all the 'good stuff.' While a teenager may be completely matured physically, their brain is not completely developed and do drinking does a lot of damage.
Alcohol is a poison and it will poison you
A daily glass of wine will add 10 pounds per year.
Among high school seniors, whites are most likely and blacks least likely to be heavy drinkers.
Deaths from alcohol use highest for black males, though white males are more likely to drink.
Chronic alcohol use can cause an overall reduction in brain size.
Approximately one in three 18-to-24-year-olds admitted to emergency rooms for serious injuries is intoxicated
About one-half of all fatal traffic crashes among those aged 18 to 24 involve alcohol.
One third of homicides are associated with alcohol misuse.
One half of car accidents are associated with alcohol misuse.
Drinking as a teenager WILL cause mental retardation as an adult.
Other things alcohol can do to your body:
•Make you gain weight
•Make you feel sick or dizzy
•Give you bad breath
•Make you clumsy
•Slur your speech
•Make your skin break out
•Make you feel out of control
Drinking also does a lot of damage to your ograns. Don't believe me, take look at there photos
This is your liver
This is your liver after you drank one glass to many
•Make you gain weight
•Make you feel sick or dizzy
•Give you bad breath
•Make you clumsy
•Slur your speech
•Make your skin break out
•Make you feel out of control
Drinking also does a lot of damage to your ograns. Don't believe me, take look at there photos
This is your liver
This is your liver after you drank one glass to many
Researching all this, plus more that I am not posting here today will keep me away from any type of alcohol. What about you? Are you going to be another statistic?
THINK before you DRINK