CHAPTER I
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Introduction Alcohol is the drug of choice among youth. Many young people are experiencing the consequences of drinking too

much, at too early age as a result, at too early age as a

result, underage drinking is a leading public health problem in

this country.

As children move from adolescent to young adulthood,

they lifestyle changes, development transition, such as puberty

and increasing independent, have been associated with alcohol

use. So in a sense, just being an adolescent maybe a key risk

factor not only for starting to drink but for drinking dangerously.

Drinking at an early age has been associated with

later alcoholism and drinking problems in several countries.

This has led some people to believe that delaying the age at which

young people first drink alcohol might reduce the later incidence of

alcohol abuse and alcoholism. That might work if drinking at

age actually causes subsequent alcohol problems. ¹

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------------------------------------------------- However, there is growing evidence that early
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------------------------------------------------- drinking, in societies not permitting it, is not the cause, but
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------------------------------------------------- only a symptom of an underlying predisposition to alcoholism and
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------------------------------------------------- other behavioral problems. Now another research study has found
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------------------------------------------------- evidence suggesting that early onset of drinking is not a cause