Should you drink underage?

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>I don’t see the whole issue with underage drinking. I’m not going to get into any depth, but I will say this. Yes, I’ve gone to more than my share of HS parties. As far as I’m concerned, no one did anything wrong. I think it’s important to be able to enjoy one’s youth while one still has the opportunity, especially as a teenager.</p>

<p>I know many kids that were the sheltered type in high school and never did anything of the sort. By the time they got to college, they were finally able to do whatever their heart desires and as freshmen in college, clearly abuse alcohol. I feel that these kids never were able to enjoy themselves at a younger age and thus rush to overcompensate. This IMO is far worse than anything bad that can happen by drinking in HS.</p>

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<p>wow… people are very defensive on this site. I know very few people who care about underaged drinking (including parents). Don’t ask someone if you should drink. it’s not THAT big of a deal. People preaching about or encouraging drinking should just stop. Is it fun? can be. Can it suck? also a possibility. Just listen to yourself and not those on this site. High school students on this site are generally not the average high school student, so the fact I’ve seen a lot of preaching doesn’t really surprise me.</p>

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<p>Come to Britain and say that, I guaruntee its worse here.</p>

<p>In all fairness though, our teenage demographic is an outlier compared to other European countries, for example: <a href=“http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/apr/15/young-people-nordic-countries[/url]”>http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/apr/15/young-people-nordic-countries&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I was raised in a European family with alcohol always available and I was taught from a young age to drink in moderation. If I wanted a beer at home, my mom wouldn’t care at all. This is probably why I don’t heavily drink at parties. Parents really need to teach their kids about the effects of alcohol and to not make it such a taboo subject.</p>

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<p>For anyone who believes that underage drinking is honestly bad, think about this:</p>

<p>At very college in America there is nothing easier to find than alcohol. Binge drinking and partying is everywhere.</p>

<p>Would you rather have a kid who’s never been exposed to this before, let free to do as he or she wishes in this land of booze heaven? Or would you rather have him or her have some experience with alcohol, enough to know that overdrinking sucks (ie puking), and understands about drinking in moderation by the time he or she gets to college?</p>

<p>The choice is pretty simple.</p>

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<p>So your argument is that kids are going to drink in college so it’s better if they have some experience, and therefore underage drinking is fine.
Wow.</p>

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<p>I don’t think I would want to drink.</p>

<p>Why would I voluntarily down some liquid knowing fully well it’s shrinking my brain cells with each drop and disfiguring my liver along with many other gruesome things?</p>

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<p>No alcohol.</p>

<p>There are a number of reasons for my decision not to drink; if I had to say, my number one reason is because I take running and physical fitness very seriously, and I wouldn’t do anything that might hinder my athletic development. Other reasons:</p>

<p>-Stupid. How many good decisions have come as a result of drinking?
-I prefer being able to control my actions.
-Alcohol lowers your standards (If you know what I mean)
-Alcoholism is a *****</p>

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<p>^ Spoken like a true model student.</p>

<p>Well there is a reason for having a drinking age… if people did not abide by it, then what’s the point of having it?</p>

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<p>^^ Actually, I think we can say that many great books, songs, woks of art etc came as a result of drinking (allied with talent, of course, but with drinking + drugs)</p>

<p>I do agree with all the rest you said though, but actually some of these stuff u mentioned only happen if you abuse alcohol. There’s nothing wrong with a couple of beers or a glass of wine, if taken with moderation and pleasure.</p>

<p>And all this alcohol talk made me feel like going out for a couple drinks…=P</p>

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<p>If you don’t drink due to athletics or just because you don’t want to (me), I completely understand. But what most of you fail to see is that drinking does NOT always involve puking everywhere, having a slamming headache the following morning, saying stupid **** to everyone, etc.</p>

<p>All this shows is that none of you “preachers” know how to be responsible, that you can’t do something without taking it to the extreme (either not drinking at all or going all out and screwing up).</p>

<p>Once again, I just prefer not to drink, but I don’t lose respect like most of you for my friends who do drink/party on weekends. I only judge alcoholics and people who can’t control themselves. But there’s nothing wrong with a beer or two if you know how to handle yourself (actually, this shows more maturity than someone who doesn’t drink because they’ll know how to handle themselves come college/age 21).</p>

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<p>^ COMPLETELY agree. =)</p>

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<p>As my dad always says if it aint making you better, why do it?</p>

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<p>^ You could argue though, and say that if all those writers weren’t drunks, they may not have written their best works.</p>

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<p>I do not judge alcoholics. Sometimes its just genetic and can be set off at age thirty. However, @Harry Jones, get a grip man. Its a documented phenomena that kids go off to college and drink way too much because they’ve had no exposure to alcohol. Kids who learn to drink moderately and responsibly in HS are probably not going to go crazy in college.</p>

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<p>Or teach kids what alcohol is, so that it doesnt appeal as some forbidden fruit they must try. Alcohol from a rational point of view just doesn’t seem appealing.</p>