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- Alcopops
The Affects of Alcohol
When alcohol is consumed it absorbs into a person’s bloodstream. From there it affects the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), which controls virtually all body functions. Alcohol actually blocks some of the messages trying to get to the brain; this alters a person’s perceptions, emotions, movement, vision and hearing.
The Brain
Youth who drink can have a significant reduction in their learning and memory. Teen alcohol users are most susceptible to damaging two key brain areas that are undergoing dramatic changes in adolescence.
The Pre-frontal area (behind the forehead) undergoes the most change during adolescence. Research found that adolescent drinking can cause severe changes in this area and others, which play an important role in forming adult personality and behavior, and is often called the CEO of the brain.
The Hippocampus handles many types of memory and learning. It suffers the worst alcohol related brain damage in teens. Those who had been drinking more and for longer periods, had a significantly smaller hippocampus (10%).
The Brain
Youth who drink can have a significant reduction in their learning and memory. Teen alcohol users are most susceptible to damaging two key brain areas that are undergoing dramatic changes in adolescence.
The Pre-frontal area (behind the forehead) undergoes the most change during adolescence. Research found that adolescent drinking can cause severe changes in this area and others, which play an important role in forming adult personality and behavior, and is often called the CEO of the brain.
The Hippocampus handles many types of memory and learning. It suffers the worst alcohol related brain damage in teens. Those who had been drinking more and for longer periods, had a significantly smaller hippocampus (10%).
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Alcohol affects a child’s developing brain differently that an adult.
A child’s brain goes through rapid change and development between the ages of 10-21. Drinking alcohol, especially before age 21, can cause permanent brain damage.
A child’s brain goes through rapid change and development between the ages of 10-21. Drinking alcohol, especially before age 21, can cause permanent brain damage.
Warning signs & Consequences of Underage Drinking
- School problems, such as higher absence and poor or failing grades
- Social problems, such as fighting and lack of participation in youth activities
- Legal problems, such as arrest for driving or physically hurting someone while drunk.
- Physical problems, such as hangovers or illnesses.
- Unwanted, unplanned, and unprotected sexual activity.
- Disruption of normal froth and sexual development.
- Physical and sexual assault.
- Higher risk for suicide and homicide.
- Alcohol-related car crashes and other unintentional injuries, such as burns, fall, and drowning.
- Memory problems
- Abuse of other drugs.
- Death from alcohol poisoning
- Changes in brain development that have life-long effects.
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