Teenage drinking..how bad is it for you?!
Question: I am 15 and obviously I know alcohol is never the best (nor legal) thing for young people to be drinking however I am just curious as to how damaging the very occasion night of consuming alcohol is - ie a few nights (special occasions) a year where you drink a fair bit - not enough to be drunk or hungover but enough so that one would be a little tispy is? Also is a hangover a sign that you damaged your body (not explained very clearly) I mean for instance if you have no hangover does it mean that your body has suffered no ill effects? Thanks!
Answers: I am 15 and obviously I know alcohol is never the best (nor legal) thing for young people to be drinking however I am just curious as to how damaging the very occasion night of consuming alcohol is - ie a few nights (special occasions) a year where you drink a fair bit - not enough to be drunk or hungover but enough so that one would be a little tispy is? Also is a hangover a sign that you damaged your body (not explained very clearly) I mean for instance if you have no hangover does it mean that your body has suffered no ill effects? Thanks!
i'm 16, an AP student, respectable test scores, good friends, i do well in school, and i do in fact drink occasionally.
usually it isnt the 'crack open a can of beer everyday' type thing, but more of a special occasion celebration, i.e. new years or weddings.
i also make it a policy to never drink unless there is an adult around, which most of the time is my parents. and yes, they let me drink, but in moderate amounts. their reasoning: its better to have me do it in front of them than behind their backs.
i also NEVER drink when i go out with friends, because i know that my self control wavers when im around them.
also, i never drink to the point of getting drunk, tipsy, or to the point where i have a hangover the next morning. usually, for me, its about two glasses of wine/champagne.
i'm also not a fan of drinking games at all. that type of drinking is the kind usually glorified on myspace pictures and attacked by media news networks.
my point? drinking can be fun from time to time, but if you do it too often or drink too much, it can ruin your life. if you plan on drinking, please exercise extreme self control, know your limits, and do NOT give in to peer pressure.
Alcohol is probably the deadliest most abused drug in the world and its legal
its over rated if you dont drink daily vbut weekly your good
yes it is very damaging to your reproductive system
your baby can have many defects
do not drink alcohol!!!
alcohol is really not as bad as most people make it out to be. however, it is quite addicting. ex] alcoholics. if it is just a few nights a week or just on weekends.. [not every weekend] it is probably fine. you just need time inbetween for your liver and kidneys to get back to there normal state. i'm 15 too.. and i drink like every other weekend. i've never had a hangover. so i cant help you there! lol
alcohol when consumed in small quantities can actually be beneficial for your health. but overindulgence will actually be unhealthy. drinking cocktails and mixes are high in calories too!! everyone has a different limit which their body can handle, so you just gotta know yours and learn to drink within your limit.
drinking a couple of times a year is probably not harmful for your body, but remember to eat before drinking and also to drink alot of water the next day as alcohol can be dehydrating to the body
I used to drink and get drunk before the age of 21. I'm 21 now and can say that I have actually consumed more alcohol in my teen years than I have now that I'm at a legal age to purchase and drink alcohol.
I made a lot of mistakes when I was younger. Like drinking and driving. Luckily I never got in a wreck and hurt myself or someone else. But I would say as long as you're in a house or somewhere where danger isn't too close, and that everyone who does have a license & car, their keys are restricted until the next day or so, that would be the safest way to drink.
I've drank a lot, like I said, and have been hungover maybe twice through it all. I think it's just how your body takes the alcohol and how it reacts to it. There's a difference between being hungover and having alcohol poisoning. Hungover doesn't necessarily mean that you hurt your body, it's just recooperating from the wild night before.
I'm not for underage drinking, nor do I promote it in anyway, but at whatever age, if you're going to drink, drink responsibly.
Well you can damage your whole system just because of one drink and some pepole die also when they are drunk and driving.Please when you know your going to drink get someone to drive you home also always wear seat belts
The damaging effects of alcohol tend to be cumulative...that is you see the ill effects over time.
" While some studies have shown that low to moderate alcohol consumption is beneficial for certain conditions, such as heart disease, regular and prolonged use of alcohol leads to a host of health problems, such as:
* Impaired mental functioning