If the plans unexpectedly change, take enough change or a cell phone with you to call a trusted adult to get a ride home. Make it a positive experience that you will happily look back on. Drinking can give you bad breath, bad skin, and cause you to gain weight. Drinking will not help you get a date or more people to like you. Too much alcohol can cause serious problems such as stomach ulcers.
Girls can drink less than guys, over less time, and still have major damage done to internal organs.
Many people believe that alcohol gives them courage to talk to someone or just to have a better time. While alcohol may make you less shy, it also robs you of your ability to think or react. No matter how much you love your friends, don't get into a car with them if someone has been drinking. Your life is too important to take for granted-call someone for a ride home. Many magazines show glamorous models enjoying alcohol.