The danger of fruity alcohol drinks like alcopops is that they are designed for, appeal to, and are marketed to a younger audience. Closely resembling soft drinks, these alcoholic drinks don’t even look, smell, or even taste like an alcoholic beverage like beer or cocktails made with hard liquors, so they’ve become the fuel for driving binge drinking among teens and young adults.
Moreover, alcoholic drinks like these can pave the way to dependence. Even though the alcohol content of some may be low, many manufacturers have boosted their alcopop’s alcohol content to 12 percent or even more. “Fun” alcohol drinks pose a serious risk to young adults just as any alcoholic drinks do. Here we’ll explore what alcopops are and their dangers.