Teens Alcohol Uses

RESEARCH PROJECT : THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE ALCOHOL USE ABUSE AMONG TEENAGERS (Name (Institution (Course

6th March , 2009

Introduction

Alcohol abuse and use are not only adult problems they also affect a significant number of teenagers . According to Joseph A . Califano , Jr Chairman and President , The National Centre on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University , the average age when youth first try alcohol is 11 years for boys and 13 years for girls . By age 14 , 41 percent of children were said to have had least one drink . Teenagers who

begin drinking before age 15 are five times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who begin drinking at age 21 . This early age of drinking is associated with alcohol-related violence . It has been estimated that over three million teenagers are outright alcoholics some cannot control themselves

More research works indicates that teenagers who initiate drinking alcohol and use at an early age causes automobile crashes that kills more than 5 ,000 deaths yearly . Such disasters as traffic accidents impulsive driving , suicides , homicide , drowning are highly linked to youthful alcohol abuse . A question exists about the possibility of unearthing the fundamental factors that influence alcohol use and abuse among teenagers . It is for this reason that this research plan is expected to capture comprehensive information of the factors that influences teenagers in alcohol use and abuse

Literature Review

In the Journal of substance use , researchers from the Pardee RAND Graduate School in Santa Monica , Calif , indicated that youngsters who...