underage drinking

             I wake up on the couch with an empty feeling in my stomach. "Who kicked me in the stomach, and how the hell did I end up here," I remark to myself. Then I recall the beginning of last night, the partying, the dancing, and most of all the drinking. How much had I actually consumed? I lost count some where between margarita time and beer-thirty. As I wipe the sleep from my fuzzy eyes I notice an empty bottle of Smirnoff Vodka and a pool of vomit on the floor beside the couch. "Oh God, what happened," I shuddered at the grim fact that I had vomited at some point in my all-to-peaceful slumber of the night before. This ran a chill down my spine. I could have easily ended up like countless other college students and rock stars who have died of asphyxiation on their own vomit, after a night of "fun." Why do I put myself though this every weekend? I have no real explanation. Is one night of "fun" worth an eternal sleep?
             However, this scene is not uncommon among the youth of America today. Heavy drinking is especially common among college students. "Drinking plays a definite, in fact almost a primary role in the social life of some students in college" (1 maddox 185). This should not be the case, but it often is. These young adults are own their own and experiencing new and different things for the first time in their lives. It is only natural for them to experiment with drugs, sex, and alcoholic beverages.
             Beer and Liquor are often the drug of choice among the youth of America. This is mainly because it is relatively cheap and easily obtained. Alcohol's wide social acceptance in America as a "safe drug" is another factor that leads teens to begin drinking. Would you rather see your son or daughter high on crack or drunk from a night of socializing with her friends? At first glance you may want to choose the latter, but the answer is neither. Both ...

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