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Mar. 31--After the grounding of the Exxon Valdez, alcohol was found in the blood of the tanker captain, Joe Hazelwood.

e and other addicts continued destructive binge drinking on shore.

National Transportation Safety Board investigation concluded that his judgment was likely impaired by drinking.

I used to be running with my friends. I'd go out and steal and do drugs, shoot at people but once I got locked up it was a different story.

Life within a gang includes two endemic features: violence and alcohol Yet, to date, most researchers studying gang behavior have focused on violence and its relationship to illicit drugs, largely neglecting the importance of alcohol in gang life. Because alcohol is an integral and regular part of socializing within gang life, drinking works as a social lubricant, or social glue, to maintain not only the cohesion and social solidarity of the gang, but also to affirm masculinity and male togetherness. In addition to its role as a cohesive mechanism, particular drinking styles within gangs may operate, as with other social groups, as a mechanism to maintain group boundaries, thereby demarcating one gang from another.

Three times more likely to hit a teacher Over 2.5 times more likely to get arrested Twice as likely to have multiple sexual partners 1.5 times more likely to get a sexually transmitted disease, use drugs, or drink alcohol. “

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allegedly provided security to drug traffickers and accepted payment to facilitate the transportation of narcotics

Negative Media Effects on Teenagers There are several negative media effects on teenagers as well. Media is responsible for creating ideals about body image, owing to which several teenagers (especially girls) suffer from inferiority complex and resort to unhealthy practices to lose weight and get skinny. The amount of excessive violence in media – be it the television, movies or the video games, tends to increase aggressive tendencies in teenagers. The amount of celebrity hype created by the media causes many children to make irrational demands for designer clothing, accessories and other perks of the celebrity life that they are exposed to. Glorification of unhealthy habits like smoking, drug abuse, unprotected sex and alcohol can encourage these habits in teenagers, which can permanently scar their lives.