Adolescents face many problems and situations that cause them to turn to alcohol abuse. Some adolescents may consume alcohol due to peer pressure, personal and family problem. The most significant cause could be children who are genetically influenced. In other words, children may have a family history of alcoholism. Children who are influenced by alcoholic relatives may tend to follow in their footsteps.
             Peer pressure is a major part of adolescent social reasoning. A large part of adolescent drinkers are influenced to drink by peer pressure. Adolescents want to look appealing and be accepted by their peers. This can cause a problem from primary and secondary education up to higher education. Drinking poses a major problem in universities across America primarily due to peer influences. It can be inferred that many college students drink to get away from their pressures and stress.
             In addition, to peers influence, they can also put adolescent at higher risk factors. "Among adolescents who are not problem drinkers, higher risk and lower protection increase the likelihood of becoming a problem drinker in subsequent years and of making that transition earlier." (Costa, Jessor & Turbin, 1999, p. 487). The groups with the highest cumulative hazard are the group of high risk, low cumulative hazard. Mostly peers bring about risk factors. These are such influences as "low self-esteem, friends who drink, high stress, hopelessness, and low expectation for success." (Costa, Jessor & Turbin,1999, p.480). All of those factors may simultaneously or individually affect adolescents. Many students are affected by their peers because they try to fit in the so called "in crowd", when in fact their endangering their own lives.
             Some adolescents have different motives for drinking at different stages of adolescence. "Coping motives significantly predict alcohol misuse du...