Its scary. Teens already think they know it all from the get go. Try telling them they may be an alcoholic on top of that. The number one response to that from teens is "Everbody parties,.....Im young, ....thats what Im supposed to do"
On top of that,....its very commonplace for the teen alcoholic to have his or her parents constantly bailing them out of trouble so they dont even have to face the negative consequences. I find that the 'enabling' is major when it comes to teen drinking.