According to Teenage Research Unlimited, 51 percent of 13-15 year olds say they will be faced with making a decision regarding alcohol in the next three months.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Frankly, alcohol leads to a lot of other things when you start drinking at 12-years old. It is a big problem that needs to be addressed. Frankly, the industry has pushed us back and pushed us back.
It is critical that parents and other trusted adults initiate conversations with kids about underage drinking well in advance of the first time they are faced with a decision regarding alcohol.
I began drinking alcohol at the age of thirteen and gave it up in my fifty sixth year; it was like going straight from puberty to a mid-life crisis.
The good news is that parents are the leading influence on kids' decision not to drink alcohol.
Our kids have to understand that drinking underage is a poor decision that could drastically affect their chances to achieve the goals they've set.
Kids are going to try drugs and alcohol; that's part of society.
I seriously started drinking probably when I was about twelve. Kids are doing a lot of stuff very early.
Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time.
A telephone survey says that 51 percent of college students drink until they pass out at least once a month. The other 49 percent didn't answer the phone.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the first use of alcohol typically begins at age 12.