Welcome to my Underaged drinking website.And, no, I don’t mean drinking like soda or water or lemonade etc., but drinking alcohol. This has been a common problem around the United States lately. It has been reported that more than 80% of highschool seinors have used alcohol, and 64% have become drunk. By doing more research, I have found these facts:
All youth, ages 12-17:
7.2 million drank at least once in the past year.
2.7 million drank about once a month or more in the past year.
1 million drank at least once a week or more in the past year.
Girls were as likely as boys their age to drink alcohol.
Hispanic youth were as likely as white non-Hispanic youth to be current drinkers.
Black non-Hispanic youth were the least likely of the racial/ethnic groups to be current drinkers.
66 percent thought drinking 4 or 5 alcoholic drinks nearly every day was a great risk.
47 percent thought drinking 4 or 5 alcoholic drinks once or twice a week was a great risk .
13 percent had at least one serious problem related to drinking in the past year.
6 percent had built up tolerance to the effects of alcohol.
3 percent reported psychological problems related to their drinking.
1 percent reported health problems related to their drinking
Youth, ages 12-17, who drank any alcohol in the past year:
39 percent had at least one serious problem related to drinking in the past year.
18 percent had built up tolerance to the effects of alcohol.
8 percent reported psychological problems related to their drinking.
4 percent reported health problems related to their drinking .
Youth, ages 12-17, who drank heavily (5 or more drinks on 5 or more occasions in the past month):
77 percent had at least one serious problem related to drinking in the past year.
63 percent had built up tolerance to the effects of alcohol.
20 percent reported psychological problems related to their drinking.
12 percent reported health problems related to their drinking
Young adults, ages 18-20, who drank heavily (5 or more drinks on 5 or more occasions in the past month):
66 percent drove under the influence of alcohol in the past year.
42 percent often drove or rode without wearing a seat belt.
Young adults, ages 12-20, rates of alcohol use in 1998:
Among youth ages 12-20, the rates of alcohol use were highest among those 18-20, among whites, male and among those living in the North Central region of the United States. The lowest rates of use were among blacks, females, and youth living in large metropolitan areas.
The rates of current, binge, and heavy alcohol use did not change significantly between 1994-1998. Rates were 30.6 percent, 15.2 percent, and 6.9 percent, respectively, for current, binge, and heavy use.
8th graders:
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25 percent reported drinking alcohol in the past month.
8 percent reported being drunk.
15 percent reported binge drinking in the 2 weeks prior to the survey.
1 percent reported drinking every day.
10th graders:
40 percent reported drinking alcohol in the past month.
22 percent reported being drunk.
25 percent reported binge drinking in the 2 weeks prior to the survey.
2 percent reported drinking every day.
12th graders:
53 percent reported drinking alcohol in the past month.
34 percent reported being drunk.
30 percent reported binge drinking in the 2 weeks prior to the survey.
4 percent reported drinking every day.
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