Affects of Alcohol on Young People
Burke, Christina, Lisa Caldwell, and Susan E. Tapert. "Alcohol and the adolescent brain: human studies." Alcohol Research & Health Winter 2004: 205+. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 17 Sept. 2010.
1. Drinking as a teen can cause develop issues in brain structures
2. Frequent and large consumptions of alcohol have effects on nervous system
3. "young adulthood is a period when most people make critical educational, occupational, and social decisions, and impaired cognitive functioning at this time could substantially affect their futures."
4. "7 percent of 18- to 25-year-olds meet the diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence"
5. Areas that alcohol affects are: memory, attention, visuospatial skills, and reasoning. 
6. Brain structure deformities with alcohol use
7. Regular heavy drinkers have slower brain reactions than those how are relatively light drinkers
8. Continual alcohol exposure can increase aggression and likely hood of becoming an alcoholic or drug addict especially in young alcohol consumers
9. Heavy drinking at a young age may not have any effect on some people.
10. Alcohol youth disorders can be related to genetics
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