Alcohol can damage every organ in the body. It is absorbed directly into your blood stream and can increase your risk for various life threatening diseases including cancer!
“ Binge” drinking means having five or more drinks in one occasion. About 35% of adults with alcohol problems have developed symptoms from binge drinking as early as age 19. – ( gov/govpubs/ph323 / ) gov/govpubs/ph323 / Most teens aren’t drinking alcohol! Government research shows that 71% of people haven’t had a single drink in the past month!
For more information on preventing teenage drinking click the following link. This link is a government based web site with other links that contain resourceful information pertaining to prevention and treatment. To view this site click here here