Alcohol also causes people to lose their inhibitions, and act in ways that they normally would not. This behavior change can be at best embarrassing, and at worst dangerous or fatal to the drinker. The psychological effects also damage a drinker's self respect and esteem. No matter how enticing drinking underage is, it denigrates ones sense of self worth. The third and final segment examines some of the physical effects of drinking underage.
Alcohol destroys brain cells.
The brain and body grow until full adulthood is reached. This does not happen until approximately 18 or 19 years of age. Drinking alcohol during the growth stages of the brain and body can damage those processes. This effect is not clear until later in life. There are more immediate effects that alcohol has on the body however.