Underage Drinking and the its Effects on the Economy

In America underage drinking has many negative effects on the United States economy.

Underage drinking cost the United States economy because of injuries, and or deaths resulting

from drinking. Other incidents that cost the United States economy money are traffic accidents,

school failures, or even unwanted pregnancies. In total underage drinking coast the United

States 4.7 million every hour, 105 million every day, and above 53 billion dollars annually. With

underage drinkers starting at thirteen to fourteen, the United States has seen an impact form

underage drinkers at colleges all across the nation. With that being said in one year, there were

1400 student deaths, 500,000 injuries, and 70,000 cases of sexual assaults. The Center of

Alcohol and Substance Abuse says that about 25 percent of all the alcohol consumed in the

United States is from underage drinkers. In many cases, underage drinkers will become addicted

to alcohol after they have started to drink the substance. Considering that drinking is one of the

three leading causes of deaths in America, besides suicide and homicide, the United States needs

to become more aware of this deadly abuse. At least 10.7 million people throughout the Unites

States, between the ages of 12 and 17 drink an alcoholic beverage before they reach the age of

21. With this being said, the consumption of alcoholic beverages from underage drinkers grow

each year. All in all, underage drinkers effect the United States economy, but in the end no one

wants to see a underage teen getting hurt from an alcoholic