Part one of term paper
At least eight million American teenagers use alcohol every week, and almost half a million go on a weekly binge (or five drinks in a row). This was proven in a survey don by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. This is an alarming number. Of course we know some teens will drink, but statistics show four out of every five teens drink. T ...

Part two of term paper
... unaware of how important social status can be to a teen. School has become a popularity contest and unfortunately the majority of the popular kids drink. This leads the less popular kids to believe they must also drink if they wish to be popular also. We find many kids drink just to fit in, even though they dislike the effects of alcohol. Social pressure may lead to serious stress. Many kids become extremely stressed out because of pressure from their families to do well in school. When mom an ...