Alcohol

Imagine you are with your friends, at a party, and then one of your friends takes out a drink with alcohol. He offers you some; he says that you should drink it, and if you don’t, he will tell you that he will not be your friend anymore. Everyone around you is drinking and is also pushing you to drink. What would you do? Would you drink?

Many teens want to try alcohol, but what they don’t know is that it can literally ruin their lives! Alcohol is not only a substance that you drink, but it also has some terrible effects on you. It is a legal substance that many people drink, actually, 80% of the adult population drinks it at some point in their lives! Its effects can be really dangerous, especially if you drink it at a young age. I really suggest you to read this article, since it is very important for you, as a teenager, to know about alcohol. I am going to explain to you all the information a teen should know about alcohol, all its effects, and suggestion related to the topic.

Alcohol is found in common drinks, such as beer, wine, vodka, and ron. It has various different effects on you; one of the most common and known is that it can make you unconscious, and make your thoughts and actions change. When alcohol is ingested, it passes through the stomach and into the small intestine. Then, when alcohol is in the small intestine, it gets absorbed by it, and here is when it causes all the negative effects in your body.

Alcohol has lots of effects on you, long and short term effects. Some of the short term effects include vomiting, diarrhea, breathing difficulties, upset stomach, distorted vision, and many others. Some long term effects include accidents for drinking such as car crashes and burns, violence, poisoning, high blood pressure, among many others. Not only this but also, I think that as a teenager you should take care of yourself. Drinking too much can get you addicted to alcohol and you can ruin your life, just by a simple bad decision you did when you were a teenager.

Alcohol is a legal substance in Mexico, however, it is illegal for teens or kids, it is only legal for people that are 18 years or older. But still, you have to be very careful about it, alcohol should not be ingested by teens since it may have many consequences on you and your body. These consequences affect teens more since their body is developing and this is the stage of life, in which everything you do can affect your future life. I know that as teenagers everyone wants to try new things out and try to feel an adult, but you should not try things that you know are bad, especially alcohol since you can get addicted at a very young age.

In conclusion, alcohol is a legal substance that contains many chemicals and is in many drinks. Alcohol has many long and short term effects that affect your health. Teenager, I really will like to remind you that drinking alcohol does not make you popular and it is not the coolest thing you can do. Sometimes social pressure is too much, many of your friends, if they have not already, will start to drink, but that does not mean that you should do the same. It can actually ruin your life and ruin relationship with your friends and alcohol. So please, teenagers, don’t drink alcohol. Again, I will remind you of the same situation I told you at the beginning, what would you do now that you know more about the topic?