Young drinkers

One of the problems that modern society faces is the increase in consumption of alcohol among young people. More and more teenagers venture to drink at a younger age losing self-control most of the time. This situation causes many problems not only to the young people but to those around them as well.

First of all, drinking alcohol and from very early ages causes serious health problems both physical and mental. On the one hand, it can lead to important liver diseases like hepatitis or cirrhosis which would cause deterioration in the quality of life and even premature death. In addition, not only the liver is damaged but other important organs such as the heart are affected by the consumption as well as the colon. On the other hand, Alcohol is a drug and as such carries the danger of creating addiction and mostly to teenagers that make drinking a habit. Other problem is the damage caused to the education of these. Alcohol harms the brain areas responsible for learning and memory, so it deteriorates the ability to study and get good results in exams. Finally, young people are at risk of developing a damaging behavior like relationship problems, traffic accidents or bad behavior at home.

One solution to the problem of young drinkers is to control the sale of alcohol in stores. Many stores do not follow the law and continue to sell alcohol to minors or in other cases, minors manage to buy alcohol, so tightening control and laws teenagers will not be able to buy alcohol. A second solution is to regulate alcohol advertising in the media to prevent them know its existence. A final solution is that adults avoid consumption and alcohol glorification in front of young people. If adults do not glorify the alcohol and its advantages, teenagers will not be attracted to alcohol.

As far as I am concerned, despite the severity of the problem and its consequences it has solutions that need to be taken into account and implemented. Finally, as a society it is necessary to face this problem together since it is a problem that affects important aspects of life.