Too many kids think that as long as they don't drive, it is okay to get drunk. Be Factual Alcohol is a drug. Specifically, alcohol is a depressant. Alcohol slows body functions, coordination, and the ability to think and react. Alcohol affects everyone differently, and body weight and the amount of alcohol consumed over time are the two determining factors.
Alcohol affects judgment and lowers inhibitions.
Teens who are drinking or drunk do things they would not ordinarily do. Young people also should know if there is a history of alcoholism in their family. Many, many young lives would be saved the slow death of alcoholism or the pain of recovery by knowing at an early age that alcohol may not be something they can handle, even in small amounts, because of a genetic risk in their family.