What percentage of teenagers in America suffer from alcoholism?
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Not sure about the percent that suffer from alcoholism, but I know that 85-90% of college students drink.
133162
I tend to think that teenage males mastur-bate more than most people. But just the average person? I would say between 6-10 times a week. I'm not sure though.
992664
I would say about 80% then the other 20% would be trying to find a cure to the addiction
791855
I WOULD SAY 15%. IM JUST GUESSING BASED ON THE HIGHSCHOOL I ATTENDED, NOT MANY OF US MADE IT TO COLLEGE. FORTUNATELY I DID. BUT THEN AGAIN REMEMBER IT MAY VARY.  THERE ARE ADVANCED SCHOOLS (FOR SMART PPL) WHERE 100$ OF THEIR STUDENTS MAKE IT TO COLLEGE
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1. Alcohol is a major factor in traffic accidents. There is an alcohol-related traffic fatality every 31 minutes and an alcohol-related traffic injury every 2 minutes. \nAlcohol-related crashes are defined as those where someone involved, either a driver or a pedestrian or another nonoccupant, had a traceable amount of alcohol in his or her blood. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 16,885 people died in alcohol-related crashes in 2005, down 0.2 percent from 16,919 in 2004. Alcohol was involved in 39 percent of all crash fatalities in 2005. In addition, 254,000 people were injured in crashes where police reported that alcohol was present. \n\n2. of those crashes, nearly 24% are related to kids under the age of 18 being in those accidents. Of those 24%, nearly 98% of the crashses are fatal, with the deaths of the passenger 92% of the time, and the driver 87.2% of the time. \n\n3. Kids who drink under the age of 21, and drink frequently , are more than likely to have liver problems when they grow up, and they will become an alcoholic. They will be unable to concentrate on things that matter, such as schooling. Kids are more likely to get into gangs and accidents and making stupid decisions while their drunk, causing accidents, deaths, accidental deaths as well.
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well yeah alcohol is dangerous it slows down your system and that cant be healthy for your studies in school. so some kids eventually drop out.
240352
most of america (80% lol) and the 5% of all other countrys :P
10152
Because it has been statistically shown that teenage drivers are among the most likely to be involved in automobile accidents, maily due to inexperience and immaturity.  When alcohol is added to the equation, the results are often deadly.
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It is believed "alcohol consumption is undesirable and dangerous; it typically results in problem behavior; and drinking in any degree is equally undesirable because moderate social drinking is the forerunner of chronic inebriation. Naturally, young people, if not everyone, should be protected from alcohol, according to this view."
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It's primarily about being mature enough to make the right decisions for yourself. In my state, it is 21. Even at 21 I know I made some pretty crappy decisions about drinking, but I can guarantee they were better than the decisions I would have made at 16. We have so many kids that drink and drive. They think they are invincible! \n\nAnother reason could deal with body weight. Your body can tolerate a bit more alcohol depending on your body weight. \n\nAgain, each person is different. Some 16 year olds are a lot more mature than some 30 year olds I know. Some are also a lot LARGER than people that are older. But the law has to find a compromise.....and thus sets an age limit for what they believe is in the public's best interest. Even then.........we still find that it does not alway deter kids from drinking.....driving......destroying their lives and others.
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No. I live in the only territory in the United States (Puerto Rico) where the legal age is 18 and frankly, it's time that they raise it to 21.We are losing 4 to 5 kids every week because of alcohol.They use it because they want to look mature but end up doing things they will regret.Trust me my friend,if you raise the legal age of drinking, the only winners will be the morgues and funeral parlors.
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Pretty much it's 21 through out this nation and I would keep it the same or raise it to 23.  \n\nI see these 19 - 21 year olds drinking and being stupid.  Just last week 3 19 year old teenagers where drinking and driving.  Guess what... they crashed into a tree and all three are now gone.  \n\nIt's stupid stuff.  I feel bad for these parents who lost their kids.\n\n\nBut I believe no matter what the drinking age is, kids will be kids and experiment with alcohol, smoking and drugs.  They are no different than we were kids.  We did the same crap, but somehow survived it.  \n\n\nLooking back at it now, I can see how foolish and stupid I was with drinking, smoking and drugs.  Thank God I came to realize what I was doing was not good for me and straighten my butt out very quickly.
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Depends on how bad your problem is, and your family genetics. Alcoholism runs through peoples genetics causing some people to be more prone to having a drinking problem. Sometimes the best thing to do is to find a therapist or some other outlet to help you out. I don't like A.A. though, they are too spiritual and in essence a money scam for a couple companies isnce they push books from one publishing company so much to people who don't have the mental will power to realize they don't need the books or the spirituality that ocmes with it, also A.A. becomes a factor to make people too co-dependant on the group. So I suggest seeing a regular therapist to increase your likelihood of not giving into temptation for drinks.
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Anemia is actually very common among teenage girls in the US.\n\nfrom anemia.org:\n\nAnemia is this country's most common blood disorder. Statistics indicate that 3.4 million Americans are anemic, but experts say this is a gross underestimate. As Dr. Allen R. Nissenson and his co-authors said recently in The Archives of Internal Medicine, anemia has been viewed for far too long as an "innocent bystander," considered almost normal in certain groups, like menstruating women and the elderly.
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Peer pressure is a good topic. There is also drugs, escpecially marijuana, which is a common problem among teens. Also try teens and reading and teens and video games. Rap music videos and tv and movies.
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alcoholism runs in the family. My father was an alcoholic and so was his father. I was mentally affected because I didn't understand his behaviors while he was drunk. Dr. Jeckyl was probably an alcoholic. My father was a crying drunk who felt sorry for himself and cried tears in his beers. I am always careful when it comes to drugs and drinking because I live with the fear of knowing that I could probably slide into alcoholism without much effort.
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Ummm....The USA is probabaly the only one that really has one, or actually enforeces it. So a better question would have been, "What coutries do have an age limit on drinking?"