The Dangers of Underage Drinking
All of this just highlights the need for elevated floatation of drinking ages and expanded awareness of the dangers of teen drinking. However, since kids are usually quite capable of obtaining alcohol and other excepted substances, it's important for adults to keep an eye on their teens. The biggest sign that your teen may have a problem is if he or she continues to drink even after being caught multiple times. One or two incidents can be seen as completely normal uprise, but more than that may signal a dangerous predisposition to addiction and alcoholism.
There are plenty of high-quality treatment options for teens who drink. In serious cases, rehab may be necessary, whether through inpatient or outpatient treatment. Meanwhile, it's important to get to the bottom of an individual's teen drinking through treatment and support groups. Seductive and treating this problem early can be the biggest favor you ever do for your teen.
Teenage alcohol use and drunk driving is way athwart stupid: it is downright dangerous and can turn into a deadly try. The statistics do not lie: 70% of teenagers drink, the Main cause of deaths is car crash, homicide and suicide and they are all alcohol respective, and the average age of trying alcohol for boys is 11 and for girls is 13!
This is all nice and well but what else is new: we've known this except, of course, before Henry Ford they did not drive, they rode the horse and fell off; breaking whatever hit the ground first.
You probably don’t realize that your first experience with alcohol consumption can have a negative effect that can last for years. In fact, because your body is still developing well into your teenage years, underage drinking can actually create permanent damage that could seriously compromise your abilities as an adult. Here are some facts to consider:
All of this just highlights the need for elevated floatation of drinking ages and expanded awareness of the dangers of teen drinking. However, since kids are usually quite capable of obtaining alcohol and other excepted substances, it's important for adults to keep an eye on their teens. The biggest sign that your teen may have a problem is if he or she continues to drink even after being caught multiple times. One or two incidents can be seen as completely normal uprise, but more than that may signal a dangerous predisposition to addiction and alcoholism.
There are plenty of high-quality treatment options for teens who drink. In serious cases, rehab may be necessary, whether through inpatient or outpatient treatment. Meanwhile, it's important to get to the bottom of an individual's teen drinking through treatment and support groups. Seductive and treating this problem early can be the biggest favor you ever do for your teen.
Teenage alcohol use and drunk driving is way athwart stupid: it is downright dangerous and can turn into a deadly try. The statistics do not lie: 70% of teenagers drink, the Main cause of deaths is car crash, homicide and suicide and they are all alcohol respective, and the average age of trying alcohol for boys is 11 and for girls is 13!
This is all nice and well but what else is new: we've known this except, of course, before Henry Ford they did not drive, they rode the horse and fell off; breaking whatever hit the ground first.
You probably don’t realize that your first experience with alcohol consumption can have a negative effect that can last for years. In fact, because your body is still developing well into your teenage years, underage drinking can actually create permanent damage that could seriously compromise your abilities as an adult. Here are some facts to consider:
- Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug by youth in the US.
- New Mexico currently ranks first in the nation for children who consume their first alcoholic drink prior to the age of 13 and alcohol related costs in New Mexico total more than $243 million per year.
- 51% of youth say that a friend got the alcohol for them or bought it for them.
- 86% of youth say they drink in their own or someone else’s home.
- Alcohol use is strongly associated with suicide ideation.
