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- I've got something
- Hey man i've been feeling really down. I want something to take my mind off of it.
- You can try some alcohol. I do it all the time
- What is it?
- The big deal is the danger your putting yourself into. Underage drinking can disrupt your growth and put you at a higher risk of suicide.
- Ok we can do that, but what's the big deal?
- Oh, no I don't want to do that. Let's go fishing or something
- People who drink before the age of 15 are more likely to have an alcohol addiction later in their life.
- Underage drinking can also negatively effect your social life, causing more fights and arguments with others
- Underage drinking causes more than 3,500 deaths every year
- And 24% of fatal teen car crashes were caused by drinking.
- Underage Drinking. 2021, www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/underage-drinking.htm#:~:text=Underage%20drinking%20is%20a%20significant,under%20age%2021%20each%20year.&text=Underage%20drinking%20cost%20the%20U.S.%20%2424%20billion%20in%202010.. Accessed 11 Sept. 2021.
- “8 Shocking Statistics about Underage Drinking | Council on Recovery.” Council on Recovery, 21 Apr. 2017, www.councilonrecovery.org/8-shocking-statistics-underage-drinking/. Accessed 11 Sept. 2021.
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