Notes on Changing the Drinking Age: Third Source

Treatment of Alcoholism

Millar, Heather. "The hidden epidemic of very young alcoholics: the stats disguise a startling truth: Kids are starting to drink at the age of 11, 10, even 9. This is how it's happening--and how three young drinkers finally stopped." Good Housekeeping May 2007: 176+. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 27 Sept. 2010.

1.      Teens who try alcohol will continue to use it even if it makes them ill.

2.      Adults who drink alcohol that makes them sick will not drink it as often or to that extent again.

3.      "Nine out of 10 teens who get treatment for alcohol abuse will relapse at least once, according to Judi Hanson"

4.      "'Early drinking can alter normal brain development, leaving the adult more vulnerable to drinking problems.'"

5.      One out of ten adolescents with alcohol dependency problems won’t receive proper or enough treatment to become sober.

6.      Treatment is expensive and usually not covered by insurance.

7.      Social groups of alcoholic teens usually support drinking.

8.      It is hard for adolescents to quit drinking when their friends support it.

9.      Binge drinking can lead to alcohol poisoning and death.

10.  1/3 of 6-9th graders obtain alcohol from somewhere in their own home.

11.  Recovery for adolescents sometimes must result in relocating homes.

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