Big Bottle: a typically Spanish phenomenon

 

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Big Bottle: a typically Spanish phenomenon  

In Spain, most teenagers consume alcohol. It could be occasionally or even habitually.
Young people start drinking alcohol with 15-16 years old. Many problems are related to alcohol consumption, but what about the alcohol consumption among teenagers under 18?
 

There are lots of problems related to alcohol. Teenagers can get it easily. In large supermarkets they cannot buy it because assistants ask them for an identity card but in a small supermarket teenagers can buy it without any problem. The shop assistant won't ask them for an identity card. Even if they couldn't buy alcohol themselves, this would not be a problem. They can ask a friend to buy it.
 

Spanish teenagers often start consuming alcohol with friends in a party. They don't know the risk to which they are submitted. They have to be conscious they are in the adolescence, their bodies are changing and they are not prepared enough. There is no a reason why teenagers start drnking. It is thought that they start doing it to integrate in social groups or by the influence of older people.
 

Teenagers are the most affected by the consumption of alcohol because their bodies are not formed yet. Alcohol produces many types of cancer in many parts of the body. The liver is one of the organs most affeced. It filters alcohol.
 

Moreover, alcohol damages parts of the brain that are crucial for decision-making and decreases the ability to concentrate. The possibility of having an accident on the road is multiplied if you have drunk alcohol because the reaction time behind the wheel decreases.
Ethyl coma is a very serious problem which can kill you. Some people have died because they haven't controlled the consumption of alcohol. They can lose memory and pass out. Everyone should be very careful whith alcohol.
 

From my point of view, consuming alcohol is a bad decision. Parents and teachers should warn teenagers about the consequences. Alcohol produces a lot of diseases and is harmful for you.