Stats
The facts, straight from your school. Think your school is that different when it comes to perceptions about underage drinking? Think again. Take a look at your schools’ stats and then compare them to other schools, high school or college, and you’ll be amazed at what you’ll learn. -->
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An underage conviction won’t ruin my future.
An underage drinking (or DUI) conviction will make it impossible for your to enter any career that requires state certification; i.e. teaching, accounting, etc.
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All kids drink.
Many choose not to drink. The trick is to seek out those as your friends.
In PA, 70% of youth surveyed report not having drank in the last 30 days.
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Kids in Europe drink at a young age, and they’re doin’ okay.
Countries with lower drinking ages suffer from alcohol-related problems similar or greater than those in the U.S.
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European countries that allow young people to drink experience higher percentages of youth that report more frequent, heavier (binge) drinking than U.S. youth.
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I look and feel like an adult, why can’t I do adult things, like drink?
The teen liver can only process half the alcohol of an adult liver. If you drink more than a quarter of a beer per hour, harmful irreversible affects to the liver will begin.
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What does it really hurt to drink a little alcohol?
The brain is continually developing until about age 25. Alcohol can cause IRREVERSIBLE brain damage to developing brains.
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Drinking is cool.
Blood shot eyes, slurred speech, and vomiting. Real cool!
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If we can join the military, we should be able to drink.
The military accepts 18 year olds because at that age, you are still very trainable and impressionable. Not good reasons to begin consuming alcohol!
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Our parents drank when they were kids, and they’re okay.
Are they? Do you know if they made mistakes or life choices because they drank that they now regret.
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Back in “the day,” we didn’t have the research or knowledge that we do today of the dangers of drinking at a young age.
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If I’m not 16, I can’t lose my license for an underage drinking conviction.
If you’re under 16 and convicted, your license suspension will begin the day you apply for your driving permit.
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I can only get arrested for underage drinking, if I’ve been drinking.
In PA, anyone under 21 can be convicted of underage drinking if they: 1) purchase, 2) attempt to purchase, 3) are in possession, 4) transporting, and of course 5) consuming.
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Submitted by CMHS
I think underage drinking isn't a smart choice one bit. To me it's all about maturity I'm not trying to judge anyone but i don't think its cool abd people shouldn't get involved with negative influences. And people need to learn to say no
Underage drinking isn't a smart choice and it can be a dangerous one. People are saying "no" and making the mature choice. Check out the survey results on pullayouee.com and you'll see almost ninety-one percent of the kids who responded have said they have never driven under the influence of alcohol.
Submitted by Central Dauphin East MIddle School
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alcohol is a risky use i really have no say in what my friends do & what they dont do its not up 2 me
You're right, underage drinking is risky. You have the opportunity to positively influence your friends with your healthy attitude. No one wants to see their friends arrested, or worse, involved in an alcohol-related accident. Ninety-two percent of the kids we've surveyed say that when hanging with their friends, they do not need alcohol to have fun.
Submitted by oswayo valley high school
Most students party responsibly.
Good for you Gannon. Thanks for sharing. We had a great time with the U-Turn lounge for the home opener. Let’s do it again in the Spring.
Submitted by Gannon University
Most of the kids in my school smoke
Thanks for your comment. A study in 2007 showed that only 17.15 percent of Pennsylvania high school students smoked in the last 30 days. That means over 80 percent aren’t smoking.
Submitted by Lewistown Area High School
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Alcohol, zits... no way!
Alcohol may cause acne. When the body cleans itself, it sends alcohol out through the skin, through sweat. Then the pores clog: clogged pores are one of the reasons for acne. The skin pores become clogged and oils and dirt become trapped. They then become infected and the result is zits.
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You’ll look cool.
You can look really stupid. The nervous system changes that come from drinking alcohol can make people do stupid or embarrassing things, like throwing up or peeing on themselves. Drinking also gives you bad breath.
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Just don’t drink during the week, it won’t affect your schoolwork.
Teen drinkers perform worse in school.
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One drink is not too bad.
One drink can make you fail a breath test.
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Alcohol can’t hurt you if you're not the one drinking.
If you're around people who are drinking, you have an increased risk of being seriously injured, involved in car crashes, or affected by violence. At the very least, you may have to deal with people who are sick, out of control, or unable to take care of themselves.
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Nobody influences me.
We are more likely to see alcohol advertising on TV than ads for juice, gum, chips, sneakers, or jeans and alcohol advertising is heavier around schools with 20 percent or more Hispanic students than near schools with a smaller Hispanic population.
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I can take care of myself.
Teens who drink alcohol are more than twice as likely as non-drinkers to report having attempted to injure themselves or thought of or tried to commit suicide.
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All guys in college prefer to date girls who drink.
Not true. When polled, 84% of college guys said they were not attracted to girls who party hard.
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Underage DUI is just not that big of a problem.
5600 16-20 year olds were arrested for DUI last year just in Pennsylvania.
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Drunk driving deaths are almost always adults. Right?
Of the 16-20 year olds who die in car crashes—1 in 4 were drunk.
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All the kids in my school drink.
70% of youth say they haven’t drank in the last month.
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One or two drinks won’t hurt.
1-2 servings of alcohol can cause you to be over the “legal limit” of alcohol, meaning you would be arrested for a DUI, even if you don’t feel or appear to be drunk.
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The only way you’ll lose your license is if you drink and drive.
Actually, you can lose your license a lot of ways like: Trying to use a fake ID; Just having a fake ID in your wallet; Possession of alcohol
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Everyone knows guys drink more than girls.
Because of lower average weight and other factors, girls of all ages tend to be more susceptible to alcohol poisoning and can reach life-threatening levels of intoxication faster than guys of the same age.
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It’s good to develop a “tolerance” for alcohol.
Tolerance is actually a sign that you’re developing a more serious problem.
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Everyone knows alcohol hurts your liver, but it’s not like it’s as hard on your body as drugs.
Alcohol increases your risk for many deadly diseases, like cancer and stroke.
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Partying is a great way to make friends.
Approximately 700,000 college students are assaulted by other students who have been drinking.
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Drinking a couple cups of coffee right before driving will sober you up.
On average, it takes 2 to 3 hours for a single drink to leave the body. Nothing can speed up the process, including drinking coffee, taking a cold shower or “walking it off.”
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A few drinks once in awhile is OK.
Teens drink less frequently than adults, But when they do drink, they drink more heavily.
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Alcohol makes you feel good.
There is a definite link between heavy alcohol use and youth suicides.
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Binge drinking once in a while won’t change someone’s life.
It’s estimated that teenage girls who binge drink are up to 63% more likely to become teen mothers.
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The cops have other problems to handle, they won’t bother kids.
In 2007 over 5,800 kids had their licenses suspended for DUI and underage drinking.
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Kids in college are more mature and can handle this kind of stuff.
An estimated 1,700 college students die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes.
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Kids face all kinds of problems, drinking is not that much of a concern.
Actually, a survey of teens showed that 31% rate drugs/smoking/alcohol as the most important issue facing people their age.
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Lowering the drinking age would solve a lot of problems.
Research shows that lives are saved with a minimum drinking age of 21.
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Kids can drink and stay in control.
Alcohol affects your judgment and lowers your inhibitions. As a result, drinking can lead you to take risks you are less likely to take when sober, like having unprotected sex.
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Drinking as a teen doesn’t mean problems later on.
People who begin drinking by age 15 are five times more likely to abuse or become dependent on alcohol than those who begin drinking after age 20.
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Beer is not as bad as hard liquor.
One 12-ounce beer or a five-ounce glass of wine has as much alcohol as a 1.5 ounce of liquor. Alcohol can make you drunk and cause you problems no matter how you consume it.
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There’s no harm in drinking a little – it’s not like using drugs.
The earlier you start using alcohol earlier age are more likely to develop substance dependence or abuse of drugs and alcohol.
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Drinking is a good way to chill.
Teens show more sensitivity to the stimulating effect of alcohol. Alcohol and vandalism often go hand in hand. One in ten students report engaging in vandalism due to alcohol.
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It’s not like drinking will affect my mind.
Our brains aren’t fully developed until about age 24!
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