g as a way to get away from their problems at home or at school and find that when they're drunk, they can just forget about everything else. Obviously, this drug is very heavily used as well as accepted among not only the adults, but by the teens of today's society and plays a large role in the lives and attitudes of this impressionable age group.The invincibility that many feel towards alcohol, however, may not be such a good thing. While perhaps a few drinks may allow one to feel more socially accepted or detach themselves from a problem, it can cause serious health effects on not only the drinker, but on innocent victims as well. The problems are many and the price is high for those who choose to drink irresponsibly. At the most basic level are the damage that alcohol can do to the liver, causing health problems like Cirrhosis or even cancer later in life. Too much drinking can result in alcohol poisoning, and possibly even death. When alcohol is drank with many prescription or over the counter drugs, the combination can result in various serious health consequences. FAS, or Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, can cause the baby of a drinker to be born with severe physical or mental handicaps, inflicting the innocent baby with terrifying results. Damage can be caused to the mind as well as to the body-- alcoholism is one of America's major problems. This disease is often a result of life's burdens that are just too much to handle, and the results are often depression, abuse, and anger, not only for the alcoholic but for his or her family and friends as well. Lastly, since drinking decreases inhibitions, more and more drinkers are finding themselves taking part in casual, unprotected sex where the results can often be unplanned pregnancy, AIDS, or other STD's, not to mention date rape.Drunk driving has surfaced an a big problem today as well. When anyone decides to drive intoxicated or makes the choice to ride with a drunk driver, they are putti...
