Under Age Drinking

All of us in this classroom is under the age of 21. Now think to yourself, even though you are under the age of 21, does it mean that none of you have ever tried alcohol? According to Prof. Rosenberg from the Psychological Bulletin 1993, alcohol is the most serious problem facing teenagers.

We are all students at school and most likely gone to one party with alcohol.

Being a student and under the age of 21, I have researched this topic of underage drinking because I thought this issue would be extremely beneficial to all of us since we are in school & will most likely be going through experiences involving alcohol.

Today I'm here to convince you to think twice about picking up that next bottle of alcohol.

First, I will to talk about why teenagers should not have alcohol. Next, I'll discuss why teens are not responsible enough to drink and lastly I'll explain how alcohol is not good for your health. Let's begin by talking about why teenagers should not have alcohol. The tolerance that police have to a teenager found drinking is absolutely zero. Most parents who find out that their child has been drinking are not pleased with it. Underage drinking is a crime. It is a first-degree crime punishable with a maximum sentence of 6 months incapacitation and a Ј600 fine.

Not only is underage drinking against the law, but it is endangering the person's life, as well as others due to the behaviour of others under the influence of alcohol.

In 1997, alcohol was involved in more than two-thirds of all the injuries in the last year that occurred in Birmingham..

2. From the PSU Police Safety Services, the actual offenses of liquor in 2000 were 125 people and 169 people that were arrested due to liquor.

Transition: Now that I have explained why teens should not have alcohol, I will explain to all of you why teens are not responsible enough to drink.

II. Main Point #2

A. Teenagers are not responsible enough to drink.

1. When people drink they use poor judgment, and when underage people drink it is even worse.

a. So the more you drink, the more judgment you lose.

1. For example, according to Prof. Rosenberg from the Psychological Bulletin in 1993, 90% of all campus rapes involving drinking are 68% of manslaughter convictions and 63% of assaults that involve alcohol.

B. Hypothetical Story

1. Imagine this situation of your best friend driving home from your house one night. And on the way home, your friend meets some person who decided to drink too much and your friend and the other driver crash head on. The underage drunk driver survives, while your best friend is killed. So what happened to the drunk driver's judgment? It is in his 15 empty beer cans at the party.

a. Officer Dean Wilson, executive director of the National Organizations, has calculated that every 15 minutes someone in the U.S. dies as the result of an alcohol related traffic collision.

Transition: Now that I have explained why teenagers are not responsible to drink because of lack of judgment, I will explain how alcohol is harmful to your health.

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