STUDENT MODEL ESSAY
(Dawson, as cited in Chatterji, Kaestner & Markowitz, 2004). Due to excessive alcohol consumption teenagers are more likely to behave antisocial and be engaged in violent acts (Gil & Molina, 2007). According to Jennison (2004), there are rising rates of sexual assaults, property damage, campus disruptions and trouble with police as a result of alcohol use and abuse. Therefore. alcohol abuse in teenagers may not only endanger the person who consumes alcohol but also concerns other people in the surroundings of the adolescent such as friends and family.
Secondly, a major effect of alcohol abuse in teenagers on their health is the impact that alcohol has on the human brain. It is a fact that alcohol damages brain cells and can cause several other mental disorders such as memory problems. Flatscher, Bader and Wilce (2009) detected a range of cognitive defects such as problems with abstract problem solving, spatial and verbal learning, memory formation and perceptual motorskills in consequence of the impact of alcohol abuse on the transcriptome of the human brain. This view is supported by Lee et al. (2011) who mention a negatively affected functioning in cellular and molecular systems like interruption in the activity of the brain in the case of excessive alcohol consumption, These researches emphasize how alcohol abuse of adolescents has not only short- terms effect but also unintended long-term effects on the human health that may be irreparably and can cause lifetime damages. Further effects of alcohol abuse on the health of teenagers are heavy damages of the organs and diseases. Short-term effects may be hangovers and alcohol poisoning that sometimes even lead to facilities (Jennison, 2004) but excessive alcohol consumption among teenagers can also lead to a higher risk of organ damage such as higher risk of