The Abuse of Alcohol

     Two friends named Dave and Matt went to middle school together.  As they progressed through the year they started to loose their friendship.  Dave had met a bunch of kids who drank alcohol.  One night while driving drunk with one of his knew friends.  Dave got in a car accident.  He survived but his friend did not.
     There are some teenagers these days that drink alcohol.  Alcohol is something that can hurt and even kill you if you use it in an irresponsible way.  Studies show that there are 11 million teens in this country that drink and, 7.2 Binge drink. What is binge drinking?  Well Kids health.org say this. "Binge drinking used to mean drinking heavily over several days. Now, however, the term refers to the heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time (just as binge eating means a specific period of uncontrolled overeating)."
   Can you imagine how Dave felt.  If he had not started drinking he would not have lost his friend.  This tragedy happens to many teens these days, and they will probably never forget it.  Many families are ruined by alcohol. I am not saying that alcohol is bad, I am just saying that drinking  under your age is not good. Drinking to much for anyone is bad.  Your body is not made to drink huge amounts of alcohol so why push your luck?  So if someone offers you a drink and you are not 21, then refuse it.  There is a reason why you have to be 21 to drink.