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Wednesday, December 11, 2002A study highlighted at the AMA meeting indicated that alcohol abuse may shrink teens' brains. That study found that the part of the brain that handles memory and learning was 10 percent smaller in 14- to 21-year-olds who abused alcohol than in those who didn't drink. It also cited reports that children now take their first drink on their own at the age of 12, on average, and that nearly 20 percent of 12- to 20-year-olds report binge drinking--four or five drinks in a row. What they don't have is data showing that teens drink because they see commercials for it on television. Like smoking, kids are more influenced by what they see at home, or among friends, than what they see on the television. posted by Sydney on 12/11/2002 08:09:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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