Reasons_People_Drink

Reasons People Drink Reasons people Drink Drinking is a social behavior that helps shy adolescents feel that they 'fit in'. What they don't realize is that drinking at a young age can lead to becoming an adult alcoholic. The reasons why people drink at different stages in their life varies. Most alcoholics start out drinking in high school, drinking in college and finally in young adulthood. In high school, students start drinking for many reasons. The need to 'fit in' is the dominant reason. Being a teenager is full of confusing life changes and social pressures. To 'fit in' is the greatest pressure of all. It is probably the time when a person will feel the greatest need to change themselves or their behaviors. It is cool to say you drink when you are in high school. Peers look up to the drinker with admiration. Most high school students only drink on the weekends and weekends only. Most teenage drinking occurs because kids are rebelling against parents. Parents try to discourage drinking by inflicting harsh words and punishment, which just makes the teenager more rebellious. The student will then continue drinking just because of the parent's actions. drinking, college, school, high, drink, adult, young, age, start, out, now, 21, time, students, student, social, reasons, parents, need, life, lead, finally, behavior, alcoholic, work, while, teenager, people, okay, occurs, just, habit, full, fit, drinker