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These days, in our society, alcoholism is no longer not just an adult problem but also a teen problem. Why do teenagers want to drink alcohol even though it is prohibited in our law? This is a very good question. I feel the three main factors that contribute most to teen drinking are boredom, rebellion, and peer pressure.
Boredom is just one of the many causes that leads to teens developing a drinking problem. Many teens drink because there bored, have some kind of problem, are lonely, or just want to get drunk. Many of the teens I know say they "drink to have fun." I think there's a difference between having fun and just going out of control. I don't need to drink to have fun, and besides, I don't want to ruin my chances of a good future, or hurting myself or someone else. What isn't realized is that after awhile drinking is just going to become something else to do when you're bored. There are many other things that could be done like reading, writing, jogging, watching a......

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