It's 21 for a reason!

My latest project was making a public service announcement against teenage drinking! I really liked this project, I feel like my shots came out just as dramatic as I wanted! I hope you like them as well....BUT, before that, read this:

During the past 3o days:

• 42% drank some amount of alcohol.

· 24% binge drank.

· 10% drove after drinking alcohol.

· 28% rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol.

Also, 72% of students have consumed alcohol by the end of high school, and more than a third have done so by eighth grade. This brings me to my story. When I was in eighth grade, I watched a boy nearly die from drinking too much, and now, I want to make sure that never happens to me, or any of my friends. Don’t you want to save your friends too? Underage drinking is strongly associated with many health and social problems among youth including:

• School problems, such as higher absence and poor or failing grades.

· Social problems, such as fighting and lack of participation in youth activities.

· Legal problems, such as arrest for driving or physically hurting someone while drunk.

· Unwanted, unplanned, and unprotected sexual activity.

· Disruption of normal growth and sexual development.

· Physical and sexual assault.

· Higher risk for suicide and homicide.

· Alcohol-related car crashes and other unintentional injuries, such as burns, falls, and drowning.

· Memory problems.

· Abuse of other drugs.

· Changes in brain development that may have life-long effects.

· Death from alcohol poisoning.

Why take the chance? That’s why the only thing in my cup is water.

The age is 21 for a reason.

Love,
Babs