What are the
causes and effects of binge drinking on teenagers?
Binge drinking
is very popular with teenagers. It has many causes and effects. Some causes are
social pressure and broken relationships. Some effects are hangovers, liver
cancer and violence. This essay will discuss the causes and effects of binge
drinking.
There are
many reasons for binge drinking for teenagers. Some teenagers may have difficulty
with relationships and this causes them to drink alcohol without thinking of
the consequences. In addition, some teenagers binge drink because of social
pressure. Their friends encourage them to drink because they think it is
fashionable.
Furthermore,
there are many effects of binge drinking. There are some long term and short
term consequences of binge drinking. Short term consequences include hangovers,
loss of property, loss of consciousness or possible violence. Some long term
consequences include, liver cancer, death, or permanent injury.
In conclusion many teenagers binge drink. However, there should be education campaigns
which concentrate on informing them of the dangers rather than prohibition.
This approach will probably help reduce binge drinking.