Journal+3

The factual information that I need for my interviewee's loss of innocence is.... probably statistics on the amount of teenagers that break curfew, the amount of teens parties that are hosted with alcohol consumption, the amount of teens that die due to alcohol consumption and alcohol induced decisions, the amount of teens who have a higher chance of suffering brain damage due to alcohol. Lastly, I will need to know how the law affects teen parties and how teen parties can be held accountable under the law. I will also need to research the amount of time a teen should take at a party and the reasonable curfew a parent should set. Also, the consequences that can be established if curfew is broken.

__The amount of teen parties hosted with alcohol consumption:__


 * almost all teens parties have alcohol consumption.
 * they also are unsupervised by the parents of the host.
 * this could lead to later law prosecution towards the parents for allowing underage drinking and child endangerment.

__The amount of teen deaths due to alcohol consumption:__


 * kids who were exposed to beer ads earlier in life, showed a more favorable view on growing up and drinking.
 * 46% of ninth graders who have consumed alcohol said that they got it from people who were 21 or older.
 * eighth graders are showing a growing use of alcohol consumption due to older siblings or friends who have encouraged it.
 * some states have proposed stricter alcohol obtaining laws.
 * teenage alcoholism costs states more then 58 billion a year.
 * parents are also an active influence
 * learning is slowed when a child uses alcohol.
 * 80% of high schoolers admit to drinking once while 50% admit to doing so repetitively.
 * 70% of teens binge drink and 3.81% of adults are alcoholics.
 * 3,500 deaths per year are caused by people under 21 due to alcohol consumption.
 * 3,300 deaths of teens can be attributed to alcohol induced incidents such as overdose, suicide, drunk driving, and homicides.

__The amount of teens who have brain damage due to teen drinking__
 * alcohol lessens the function of the brain to learn and maintain information.

__How the law affects teen partying and how the teen can be held accountable under the law__


 * Teens cannot be held accountable under the law for teen partying.
 * Parents can be charged for allowing underage drinking.
 * Teens can be charged for illegal posession if alcohol and drugs.

Nothing found on curfew...