Your opinion on underage drinking?

Question

I'm sure somebody out there must have an opinion on underage drinking, and what it leads to. What are your views on this?

Answer 1

Most teenagers drink not because they enjoy the taste, but because it's illegal or it's a fad, just something else that they can use to rebel against their enemy of the week. Sadly, I know adults that drink the same way; I believe this is also one of the main motivations to adults and teenagers for tobacco and marijuana use.

I certainly started drinking that way when I was 16, but I soon realized that I was actually drinking because I knew I wasn't supposed to. After that, I decided to pay attention to my taste buds and drink it for the flavor (which at the time I didn't enjoy at all). Additionally, after I turned 18 and moved away to college, it became too expensive to drink like some of my classmates did; all I could afford was the cheapest, foulest stuff anyway, and I hated the way it tasted and I learned what I disliked.

My parents didn't forbid my brother or I to talk about it; we were allowed to have a beer or wine or champagne during the holidays since we were 14. Thus, we were taught to use it responsibly at an early age. I've never driven drunk and I've never gotten anyone pregnant.

Now that I'm in my mid-20s, I have a select knowledge of alcohols that I DO enjoy, and can appreciate because of the taste and not the thrill of it. Drinking is a social activity for me, and I certainly didn't become an alcoholic because of it.

Answer 2

I agree with the guy with no name below his pic, I could have alcohol when I was little under the supervision of my parents, but never enough to get drunk, mostly a sip here and a little glass there, I never went out and partied like the rest of the kids in High school because it was no big deal for me and now if I drink once or twice (usually no more than 2 beers) a year that a lot for me. I know this wouldnt work for 95% of kids as responsibility was a moral that was a very high priority for me, not as much for most. Plus as time goes by parenting is getting worse and worse everday, which is the need for the law to stay at 21 when the child becomes a FULL adult and responsible for their own actions.

Answer 3

It is wrong. Alcohol is not for bodily consumption. Alcohol is a cleansing agent for disinfecting and as a solvent. It kills tissue cells when consumed. There is nothing of value in drinking alcoholic beverages.
I know that prohibition will not work because we tried that already and people flaunted the law so that they could continue their alcoholism.
However, back to the main question, juvenile irresponsibility is the main reason for the high legal drinking age. They think that by the time you are 21 you should be mature enough not to get drunk or become an alcoholic. That idea doesn't work either.
There is not good age to start drinking but the younger you are when you start, the more likely you are to become an alcoholic.

Answer 4

And your definition of underage is ? Just because its a law of 21 doesn't mean its right either. People all over the world drink at younger ages than 21 but its more of a maturity factor than a law set by a politician

Answer 5

Statistics have shown that adults in the age group are not mature and responsible enough to handle the drinking especially in the driving department. When they lowered the age to 18 back in the 70's the alcohol related death's rose tremendously within that age group. When they took it back to 21, the number of deaths dropped. Too much evidence to illustrate why this would not be a good idea.

Answer 6

Hi! Drinking, any-kind-of-age drinking, brings the risk of a person's inner-self being a little more than they can handle. The loss of control of our inhibitions is the first thing people think of, when they think about drinking. As a young person, it is more about the loss of a self that could have been (no sadder, sadder words to anyone who has loved a drinker and lost most things in their lives because of ther party's party behavior). If you do love someone, you feel every disappointment this situation brings to your life; confused priorities, never learning how to do many things without being under the influence. One day, when he's 40, you see a man with beautiful, unmarred, healthy teeth falling out of his now skinny jaw. You watch him die one inch at a time, for years, and you die with grief for your love of him, for the loss you, he and your children are suffering in agonizingly-slow motion, and hold your breath so you don't scream at the sky, "God What will it take???" You already know. No matter how much love is added to the mix, whatever it is, it may very well never happen to occur.

Maybe this cherished man and his body and mind would have had a fighting chance, if it weren't for the fact that he did as a child what I warned my son against when he was young: "Never change who you are, until you know who you are."

Answer 7

Well i think with parental guidance there should be no age limit, a glass of wine or a shandy won't hurt them once in a while under the watchful eye of an Adult. not put this great taboo around drinking would not make it such a big thing., When it wrong that makes them want to mad and all sneaky about it. If it's not a crime, whats the point of rebelling against it. It worked for me

Answer 8

I think if you get caught drinking underage that if you already have your license it should be taken away and that you shouldn't be able to get it back for at least 10 years, if you don't have your license I don't think you should be allowed to get it. I think if you are underage and you get caught drinking and driving that it should be a minimum 3 years in prison, and you can never get your license back. My brother started drinking underage, and now he is a raving alcoholic and doesn't want to listen when people tell him he needs to get help.

Answer 9

I think that the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18. After all, when you're 18, you're old enough to vote, get married, and die for your country, so you should be old enough to drink, too.

Answer 10

drinking has the same effect on teens as it does adults. The difference being that adult tend to make slightly better decisions when drunk.