etic makeup. Medical research has not proved this theory yet, but studies in alcoholic parents have shown that their children are more likely to become alcoholics than other children are (UMHS-Causes of Alcoholism 1). Another factor that plays a key role in determining problem drinkers is the inheritability of alcoholism. Children inherit special enzymes from their parents that are used in the liver to break down alcohol. Every teenager has different enzymes and that is why some teens can resist alcohols effects more so than others can. Other teens that are not as lucky as others are more vulnerable to alcohols effects and its toxins (ADAMHA 2). The teens that are more vulnerable to alcohols effects usually become problem drinkers as adults. These reasons show why teens start drinking and why some become problem drinkers. The preceding causes prove that teenage drinking is in fact a plague that is tearing at the fabric of American society.Teenage drinking has many devastating effects on society. Losses due to alcohol abuse in America are valued at around one hundred and sixteen billion dollars per year (ADAMHA News 1). This includes accidents at work or at home that limits a persons abilities to perform. Teenagers destroy their social life when they become involved with drinking alcohol. When a teen becomes a problem drinker, they withdraw themselves from any social contact. This means that they avoid any contact with their family and also their friends in some cases. Sometimes teens become abusive and violent. It only takes the smallest trigger to cause a teenager to become physical. Ultimately, the teenager destroys the framework of the family and the family falls apart along with the teen (UMHS-How Alcoholism Affects the Family 1). Teenagers with drinking problems also fail to perform at school and on the job (ADAMHA News 1). Drinking is a potential threat to a teens social life and family life. Alcohol has many ...
