http://www.alcoholpolicymd.com/alcohol_and_health/alcopops_and_girls.htm
Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug used by teens today. Springtime means it's time for prom, graduation parties and time for parents to be more present than absent.Studies show that spring is the time alcohol use and experimentation increases among teens.Since April is Alcohol Awareness Month, why not take time to consider what can be done to prevent alcohol abuse in our families and in our community? Here are some steps you can take to improve our community where alcohol use is concerned: A person’s brain does not stop developing until his or her early to mid-20s and adding alcohol to the mix is a recipe for disaster. About 45% of those who die in crashes, involving a drinking driver under the ages of 21, are people other than the driver. About 5,000 youth under the age of 21 die annually as a result of alcohol-related injuries. 38% of those deaths involve car accidents, 32 percent result from homicides, and about 6 percent result from suicides. Sixth and sevenths graders exposed to high levels of alcohol advertising – from television, magazines, in-store displays and branded promotional items – are 50 percent more likely to drink than children with low exposure to such marketing. Myth: Europeans let their kids drink at an early age, yet they do not have the alcohol-related problems we do. Youth who begin drinking before the age of 15 are four times more likely to have some form of alcohol dependency later in life than those who did not drink before the age of 21. |
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