Alcohol is very addictive if you don't know how to control the amount you put into your body. According to Kowalski there has been “a drastic drop in grades and an increase in absenteeism may be the least of a young alcoholic's problems. Drunkenness can lead to violence and other crimes, such as thefts and robberies, to pay for more alcohol” (“Variety of Problems”). Children who have problems in personal relationships tend to rely on alcohol or drugs to solve their problems, when in reality they are slowly harming them. Having tensions between parents and children is also another contributing factor to why children turn to bottles and associate with children who do drugs and drink excessive amounts of