Alcohol and Problem Teens

Compared to other substances abused by teenagers, alcohol × Alcohol
al·co·hol n.noun a colorless volatile flammable liquid that is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, spirits, and other drinks, and is also used as an industrial solvent and as fuel. When ingested, alcohol can be a deadly intoxicant. Teens and adults alike are more prone to make fateful and negative choices while drinking alcohol. A deadly intoxicant, alcohol has destroyed and ripped apart the lives of millions and yet, remains to be the drug of choice of troubled teens nationwide. Teenage minds are not yet able to fully appreciate the dangers that coincide with drinking. When drunk, teenagers commit and act out heinous activities which they would normally never commit or act out. Teenage pregnancy, driving under the influence, fighting and other consequences are more likely to occur while teens drink. Parents of teenage boys or girls who drink occasionally or struggle with the addiction of alcohol, need to seek immediate treatment for their son or daughter.
is actually at the top of the list. Even if you were to put together the other forms of substances abused, alcohol would still be more prone to abuse × Abuse
Abuse /a·buse/ Abuse is defined as the improper usage or treatment of an entity, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices: crimes or other types of aggression. Abuse is a negative and real threat that many people face. Child abuse is a problem that is continually occurring. The main types of child abuse are physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglecting. When these types of abuse occur in a home, they often go unnoticed. The stress and fear of the abuse will usually cause the victim to remain quite about the problem. It is a difficult problem to find out and assess, but there are solutions. It is important that people are aware of signs of abuse. They may include unexplained injuries, changes in behavior, fear of going home, changes in eating and sleeping and lack of personal care or hygiene.
. It may all start with the period wherein your child is just entering into adolescence—here, he or she may be exposed to the experimentation that comes with growing up, and it is a risky kind! Strangely enough, there will be parents that are ironically comforted when they find out that alcohol is the substance their teenager is dabbling with. But this should not be the reaction a parent should have. One must keep in mind that alcohol is a substance when abused that can have adverse effects on a teenager’s body.  During the period of adolescence your teenager’s body is still maturing and a substance such as alcohol can have its own effects on your child’s physical well-being.

The cold truth

A parent must realize that car crashes due to the abuse of alcohol have caused a majority of teenage deaths. The disoriented, unpredictable state that alcohol may leave a teenager in has actually been related to suicide attempts, acts of homicide, and even death by drowning. Teenagers who abuse alcohol have been observed to engage in sexual intercourse more frequently than teenagers who do not, and the onset of sexual activity occurs earlier in alcohol users as well. Engaging in unprotected sexual acts has also been observed in teens who drink. Females may actually become intoxicated faster than males. This is because the bodies of females generate a smaller amount of the enzyme in charge of metabolizing alcohol—alcohol dehydrogenase. A bigger percent of the alcohol taken in by a female then goes straight into her bloodstream.

Adolescents × Adolescents
Adolescents /ad.o.les.cent/ n.Noun The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the term adolescent as a young person living in the transitional period between the years of puberty and adulthood until they reach the age of full maturity. Adolescents or teenagers, are living in a turbulent and trying time in a person's lifetime. If ill prepared, teens may flounder or display negative behaviors at home. Adolescents are prone to negative behaviors such as, drug and alcohol abuse and other chemical dependencies, sexual misconduct or acting out, failing grades at school and disrespect towards authority. It is for this reason that parents of adolescents need to be particularly mindful when they reach their teenage years. If a teenager is struggling during thus time of adolescence it, is crucial for parents to seek the right care for their son or daughter.    During this time, people are typically more susceptible to negative behaviors and dangerous habits.
that are alcohol abusers are more often those that suffer from hostile crimes against them such as thievery, assault, and even rape. School-related problems are also more evident in teenagers with drinking problems. Their academics × Academics
Academics /ac·a·dem·ics/ n. Noun Academics is related to education. Its definition is anything relating to studies that are liberal or classical rather and also technical or vocational. Today in the world of academia new demands for structure and curriculum are a usual case. The Academic programs today are constantly being improved. However, academics will always relate somehow to the self-improvement of a person's mind through the use of different types of studying and also through technical and practical work. Academics also relates to the belonging to or the relating to a place of learning more specifically: college, university or academy and also any place of the furthering towards a higher education of any degree.
and behavior at school may suffer because of their abuse of alcohol. A scary statistic to come to terms with now is how teenagers that begin drinking at adolescence are actually 4 times more prone to becoming dependent on alcohol than an adult alcohol user.

If possible, keep your teenager from using alcohol for as long as you can. The longer, the better, for it will increase your teen’s chances of not acquiring any of the complications associated with abuse of the substance.