STUDENT MODEL ESSAY
Alcohol abuse in teenagers has become an issue in some societies. What causes alcohol abuse in teenagers? What are some health and social effects of alcohol abuse inteenagers?

The problem of alcohol abuse inteenagers is not a new one but it is still a current topic in some societies. Teenagers are in a state between childhood and adulthood and emerging problems are often handled in different ways. For some of them alcohol seems to be a solution of their problems. Alcohol abuse is known as a pattern of drinking marked by occasional loss of control over drinking but usually does not include symptoms of physical dependence. The most severe form of alcohol abuse is alcohol dependence. The issue in teenagers is that they are often more open to influences in their environment and sometimes do not think about the consequences of their behavior. This essay aims to examine peer expectations and behavior and the family environment as key contributing factors to alcohol abuse in teenagers, and then assess two effects, alcohol-related aggression and violence and the impact on their brain .
Perhaps the most important causes of alcohol abuse in teenagers are peer expectations and behaviour. It seems that the use and abuse of alcohol within teenager groups are guided by social standards of the clique. As adolescents are the most sensitive group regarding external factors, because they do not have a stable identity yet and they are in a period of
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(Costello, Sung. Worthman & Angold, 2007). This view is suppported by Lee et al. (2014 key researchers in the field of alcohol abuse disorder. They claim that adolescent’s