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Facts about alcohol

Alcohol is drug that works directly on the central nervous system. Alcohol kills more male teenagers and young men than any other drug taken to affect mood and behavior (heroin, cocaine, marijuana). Despite this alcohol is a legal (for adults) and socially acceptable way of altering mood states - at least in western societies.

Most deaths and injury due to alcohol are caused by the way people behave when under its influence. Men fight more, drive more recklessly , and engage in more risky behaviors.

Alcohol intake and teen health

Because the body changes so much as we grow, the ability both to judge and cope with alcohol changes all the time.

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Everyone seems to know of someone who can drink booze by the bucket-load but this shouldn't be seen as something to aspire towards. Teens are the most likely group to have their stomachs pumped after excessive alcohol intake. At the end of the day it has to be remembered that alcohol is a toxin.

Effects of excessive Alcohol on young bodies

# Youthful 'immature' organs can literally be poisoned by alcohol.

# The liver can be damaged. It takes a few days for it to recover and to get back to normal functioning after a 'session'.

# The heart can beat so irregularly that it can stop.

# The body can lose temperature causing hypothermia. Every year some teens die when they get drunk and pass out in the freezing cold.

# Too little sugar in the body can cause coma and seizures.

# Breathing can