A lot of parents think it is a normal part of growing up for teenagers to drink. Some parents even allow their teenagers to drink once in awhile as long as they do it at home. When we think about alcohol addiction, we tend to think about adults binge, not kids experimenting. Even television shows and movies show how normal it is for teenagers to drink—at parties, with friends, or just hanging out.The truth is that teenagers are still building physically, and are highly susceptible to developing alcohol dependence problems. We know that drinking alcohol impairs everyone’s judgment. But teenagers who drink are hit especially hard because the last part of the adolescent brain to develop involves areas of judgment and constraint. As well, alcohol can permanently affect a teen’s developing brain...............The Problems of Teen Drinking
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