Identify the principal issue presented by the source underage drinking?

Question

Identify the principal issue presented by the source underage drinking?

Answer 1

It engenders a disrespect for the law in young people.  Creating a situation where people openly and systemically flout the law means that the credibility of all laws is reduced in their eyes.

Look at all the people who, as youth in the 60s and 70s, drank, did drugs, and had underage s*x.  They now feel like, "Hey, I turned out okay, why not let my kid have some fun too?"  Now their kids are dying and/or getting pregnant in record numbers as a result of drug and alcohol abuse and peer pressure because their parents don't want to parent.

Answer 2

Alcohol is romanticized by advertisements and other people including peers. Therefore, it has a draw to it that attracts everyone, including those underage.