| With drinking and driving on the rise along with | | | | just to prove that they are no longer children or |
| teenage alcoholism and substance abuse, it is | | | | controlled by their parents. |
| important to consider the causes of teenage drinking | | | | Additionally, it is important to think about teenagers |
| before you try to treat it. Once you understand the | | | | who are at college for the first time: a lot of young |
| reasons young teens decide to drink, you will be that | | | | college students increase use of alcohol because they |
| much more equip to handle this situation. If you do | | | | want to relieve the stress of school. College is a big |
| not handle this situation as soon as possible, the issue | | | | transition for a lot of teens, and a lot of people may |
| could get out of hand and people could be physically | | | | have a hard time with this change of scenery. Thus, |
| and mentally hurt. Thus, if you are concerned or | | | | alcohol becomes a means of escape or a means of |
| worried about your teenager, you should consider | | | | coping with the changes and stresses of school. |
| the root of the problem before trying to fix it. | | | | Lastly, it is important to note that though there are |
| One of the main reasons for teenage alcohol use is | | | | many causes for teenage drinking, these causes are |
| peer pressure. If teenagers see that their friends are | | | | not one size fits all. Some people drink because they |
| drinking, they then may think that they should also | | | | are curious and find out that they like the drink. |
| drink. A lot of quiet teens start drinking to appease | | | | Others drink because they have not dealt with |
| their social anxiety and to make it easier to make | | | | childhood trauma or with mental illness and it is a way |
| friends. The level of drinking is also determined by | | | | to self medicate. Thus, teenage drinking is not an |
| the people around them. Those that binge drink do | | | | exact science. A lot depends on the personality and |
| so because the people around them are doing so and | | | | experiences of the teenager and what their home life |
| those who only drink occasionally do so because it is | | | | is like. However, it is important to note that one does |
| what their friends do. | | | | not have to come from a broken or dysfunctional |
| One of the main causes of teenage drinking is that | | | | family to drink. As the aforementioned proves, there |
| teens are trying to rebel against their parents and | | | | are many different reasons behind why teens drink, |
| assert their own authority or control. Thus, if parents | | | | and it is important to consider all possible reasons and |
| do not want their kids to drink, teens might do this | | | | scenarios before trying to tackle the issue. |