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underage drinking tips
ok so heres the deal
Yes I'm underage, I don't need to be told off about that
It's just that I think that sometime in the near future I may be in a situation where it would be very cool to know something about drinking
Like, how do you avoid gettin caught, what is te appropriate time to drink at a party, and even what are some tips on turning down a drink in a social setting?
This is an honest question, if you're going to tell me I'm a bonehead I already know that, but please help me all you can anyhow.
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Alright, I know you said you dont need to be told about being underage, and I'm not quite answering your question. Rate me a 1 if you have to because I'm just going to tell you about how unsafe this is.
I'm NOT here to tell you that you are a bonehead. I'm going tell you this, however:
Dont drink underage. Did you know that more than half the women with STD's had gotten them when they were drunk, so it was easier to get raped?
I dont think you want to get raped - you could get an STI/STD, you can get pregnant. Some STI's and STD's can kill you.
HOWEVER-One of your questions is good, how to turn down a drink at a party. Obviously just a plain, "No, I'm good" works. But if they insist, try not to give in but if it doesn't work just dont actually drink it.
Good luck, and try not to give into peer pressure!
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not getting caught, don't drink right before you go home. stop 30-45 min before you have to go home.
and an appropriete time, is proabbly when everyone else starts drinking.
and a refusual tip is oh i have to drive home, or i have to be home soon. and if those don't work just hold one drink the whole night.
but dont drink, but if your going to, be careful.
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dont drink. it makes you look REALLY bad.
at parties - bring a redbull or some energy drink. because itll keep you awake. you see, people only drink at parties when its really lame. they think its "fun" to drink and its a way to "hang out". if youre not drinking, youll be super bored until everyone is totally wasted and doing stupid things. so you need something to keep you awake instead of leaving to go to bed.
turning down a drink - just say no. its easy, it doesnt make you look stupid. there are plenty of other people that do the same thing.
avoiding getting caught - there is no way. when youre drunk, youre drunk. which means your actions are very unpredictable. last time i drank, i lit my neighbors bush on fire and rode a skateboard i lit on fire down a really steep hill and scraped my whole leg. after looking like a complete dumbass getting arrested for the bush and having my leg bleeding everywhere while i had drool coming out of my mouth, i decided its something really stupid to do.
just dont do it.
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There's nothing "cool" about knowing something about drinking. Wouldn't it be so much easier to not drink all together instead of posting some question on the internet about how to get away with something so dangerous like that? There's always the option of making a mature decision for yourself, or blindly following the crowd. Maybe this will inspire you ... ?
* Sixty percent of college women diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease were drunk at the time of infection.
*Approximately 240,000 to 360,000 of the nation's 12 million current undergraduates will ultimately die from alcohol-related causes--more than the number that will get MAs and PhDs combined.
*Individuals who begin drinking before the age of 15 are four times more likely to become alcohol dependent than those who begin drinking at age 21.
*Use of alcohol is associated with the leading causes of death and injury among teenagers and young adults.
*31.9 percent of youth under 18 years old in long-term, state-operated juvenile institutions in 2004 were under the influence of alcohol at the time of arrest.
*Students with grade point averages of D or F drink 3 times as much as those who earn A's.
*Rapid ingestion of alcohol can cause breathing difficulties and death.
As you can see, there's nothing glamorous about drinking-- unless you consider liver disease, throwing up, passing out, or jail time glamorous.
If you are faced with a situation where someone offers you a drink, there's nothing wrong with just saying "No, I'm good" or "I don't drink" and leaving. I read a magazine article one time about a girl who was always the one to get drunk, bring the beer, and drink with her friends. Later, in her college exam essay, she wrote that the person she admires the most was a girl at a party in highschool who never had a drink. She wished she had that kind of discipline and self-control, and admired someone who wouldn't crumble in a pressure-filled situation, especially as a teen.
I'm not trying to call you a bonehead. You're just asking yourself the same question that 100% of all highschool & college students have asked themselves. What you have to figure out is if you're going to be in the percentage that screws up, or the percentage that stands strong. Good luck. :)
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EDIT: No, I am not offended by your rating at all. Iin fact, I find it quite generous since I hardly answered your question. :) Your choosing anonymity on a website since you were "oo embarrassed to ask anybody else", tells me that you are indeed ashamed of your decision, and don't wish for others to know. That saddens me, as I always think you should be proud of the choices you make. To assume "it's not going to ruin my entire life" shows great naivity as well. The outcome is beyond your knowledge, and can actually affect your life, just like a car ride or a date can. You never think that, but you just don't know. But anyhow, this is only my opinion and my advice, which, is what this site is for. :) (Hence, advice-nators.) But I wish you the best whatever decision you choose, and that if it does affect your life, it is in a positive way and will show you the consequences of your actions. Good luck! :)
Here are those citations you asked for. :)
www.sadd.org/stats.htm
www.soundvision.com/Info/teens/stat.asp
www.mudpc.org/stats.html
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hey dude im 15, i would like to say... YOU FRIGGIN IDOT!!! WHY DO YOU DRINK?! just messin, i can answere all those. I live in a very, very nice (upper middle class) city. People, parents, may think, "Well scince we are rich there are no drugs/alcohal." WRONG! In richer cities there are more and more drug, alcohal probloms. I bet almost everyone in my school has gotten wasted before. Anyways, Avoiding getting cought: Stay away from adults, If you see an adult dont look strait in their eyes. Why? You may not think about it but your pupils are EXTREAMLY dialted, also speak strong to avoid slurring your words. When is it appropriate to drink at a party? when there are no adults and if beer/shots what ever is offered to you (and you dont care to drink it) how do you turn down a drink? say no thanks, alcohal stunts your growth. Well i know it was EXTREAMLY long but i hope you survived.
and hope it helped
nathan
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aside from not drining, the typical suggestion is this. take the first drink, say a beer or wine cooler, and just nuzzle that all night. if you dont have a drink in hand people will keep shoving them at you, but if you have one you can just point to it and say "im good" every time you are offered.
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well if your are asked at a party to drink and you dont want to just say "oh no thank you i cant i have to go to my moms tonight, otherwise i would." how you aviod getting caught dont get in a car with people who are drinking and drink cause alot of times cops just pull people over for no reason just to search them.At a party if its a calm party where there are like 10-15 people and its not crazy and the musics not loud i think that would be fine because cops wouldnt show up there. no actually your not boneheaded, for being an under age drinker its very responsible to ask these things.
love always & forever
<3 kristen
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