Olivia Wood, 14, a freshman at Woodrow Wilson High School, says alcohol has never appealed to her. “I just saw no fun in it,” said Wright, a North Bethesda resident who is 16 and doesn’t drink alcohol of any kind. All of my good friends don’t drink, and my girlfriend’s the same.”If that sounds counterintuitive to those who were teenagers in the mid- to late-20th century, it fits right onto the curve of teenagers’ proclivities in recent years. As students poured out of Woodrow Wilson High School in the District on Thursday afternoon, many shrugged when asked about alcohol. Charlie Wash, 17, a defensive end on the varsity football team, said his friends drink but he has no interest.

Source: Washington Post September 23, 2017 20:37 UTC