e are social, emotional, and physical causes that influence teens to drink alcohol. The most prevalent cause of teenage drinking is peer pressure. Every problem has a beginning, where the domino effect starts. In most cases people get started drinking not because they like it, but because it is illegal and it gives them a chance to rebel. The so-called rebel becomes bored of drinking alone and eventually seeks company when they are drinking. The only catch is that the rebel can not be the only one drinking so the company has to drink. This is where the problem with peer pressure and teenage drinking begins and the first domino starts the chain reaction. There are two types of peer pressure. There is direct peer pressure where a subjects peers actually force him into having a drink. There is also indirect peer pressure where the subject enters a setting and his peers are drinking so he decides to have a drink to fit in with the rest of his peers (Articles-Teenage Drinking 2). Surveys show that alcohol abuse is related to teenage activities such as going on dates and going to parties (Teenage Alcohol Misuse 2). Teens have emotional reasons for drinking alcohol. Teens choose to drink to relax and allow their bodies to unwind after a stressful day. Teenagers also choose drinking as a way to escape the harsh realities of the world such as, problems at home and pressure caused by school (Articles-Teenage Drinking 1). There are several physical causes that explain why teenagers drink alcohol and become dependent on it. Some people are born with low levels of endorphins in their body, so they drink alcohol to get the feelings that the endorphins produce. Endorphins are substances that closely resemble morphine; they produce a feeling of well being (World Book-Blum 1). Another physical cause of teenage drinking involves genetics. Research has provided theories that teenagers could have a natural attraction to alcohol due to gen...
