Teenage Alcoholism, Prevention

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Teenage alcoholism

Teenage alcoholism is one of the types of intoxication. She is characterized by an addiction to alcoholic beverages. It can develop in patients of different age groups, regardless of gender and social status. This disease has the ability to cause addiction in people with an unsettled psyche, such as adolescents.

The reaction to the fact of refusal from alcohol testifies to the disease. If this happens, in a teenage environment, a patient with a developing addiction manifests itself:

• Irritability.
• Discontent.
• Malice

In the absence of intervention, a state of discomfort is noticeable. The formation of abuse is indicated by the frequency of admission and a decrease in the significance of the occasion. At the same time, the amount taken increases. The body of a habitually drinking teenager has a need to adapt to the effects of alcohol.

His normal state allows him to produce new cells. When addicted to alcohol, this natural ability is slowed down. Instead, the body has to take care of protective measures to process large amounts of alcohol, which must be neutralized when it enters the body. The ability to cope with the load gradually decreases, and the stage of alcohol poisoning begins.

Alcohol is bad for any patient. In adolescents, the ability to abstain from sexual desire disappears. Premature onset of sexual activity leads to the depletion of a certain reserve, overvoltage in the neuro-genital area is diagnosed. Because of alcohol use in adolescents, sexual attraction awakens, regardless of the presence of favorable circumstances.

This side effect has a consequence - together with alcohol, it causes a decrease in sexual function at an early age. Alcoholism has many consequences, and for adolescence, it often ends with a decline in fertility.

Content:

• The reasons
• Statistics
• Effects
• Prevention

Causes of alcoholism in adolescents

The causes of alcoholism in adolescents are divided into two groups. They are embedded in psychology, heredity, and other factors. The usual reason is:

• An attempt to stick to tradition.
• Get acquainted with new sensations.
• Overcome shyness and some communication complexes.
• Find understanding with others.

It seems to adolescents that alcohol is an excellent means to open up, a kind of pathogen from which there can be no great harm. At the first experience, it turns out that due to alcohol:

• bitterness appears,
• burning sensation in the mouth
• the head becomes heavy, pains begin.

In the most difficult time, he decides not to drink alcohol. But each time, the unpleasant sensations seem to be normal, a habit is developed to them.

The complexity of the disease is associated with a large number of reasons to drink. Even a patient who does not lead an active life with constant achievements is forced to note:

• graduation from school,
• admission to a college or university,
• device for a part-time job,
• birthdays.

A bad habit is developed. In adult everyday life there is a feeling of boredom, and if you cannot find something to do, spend energy for logical purposes. A place appears for the so-called second group of motives.

Finding a good beer is much easier than finding a truly worthwhile book. It is not surprising that the corresponding preferences are developed. Sport is a good pastime, but it needs strength, it requires a very strong stimulus, a certain state of health. In addition, at first glance, it seems that alcohol is cheaper than classes in a good organization. Obviously, the negative influence is exerted by the media, as well as by the same books and films, where alcohol is justified as a normal phenomenon in a fashionable glamorous life.

Alcoholism statistics among adolescents

The statistics of adolescent alcoholism have proven to be important around the world. Based on data obtained in the United States, it was possible to obtain certain indicators. Let's study the data of reports of American narcologists. All studies, without exception, prove: in various states, 90-92% of children in the age group 14-18 years old managed to try alcohol. With increasing age of the subjects, the number of such doses increased. The Swiss Institute for the Fight against Alcoholism has carried out a large number of studies that have affected almost all European countries. They tried to establish the reasons why alcohol consumption occurs in juvenile juveniles. Answers showed:

• 61% of all - because they like it, it gives a certain pleasure;
• 23% - to look like other drinkers in the company;
• 16% - in order to relax, to give the muscles tension.

The first sample of alcoholic beverages falls on 10-13 years. It takes 2 years to develop a habit. At first, the goal is to relax, have a good time, and feel a deceptive attachment to adulthood.

The age of alcoholism continues to get younger. So far, the peak of mass involvement and the acquisition of a bad habit falls on the age group of 14-15 years. These same patients are getting used to drugs en masse.

According to the indicators of 2000, registered patients with alcoholism and drug addiction in the category of adolescents, there were 18.1% of every 100 thousand. But already in 2011 the figure reached 20.7% of 100 thousand people. These are general data from those patients who decided to go to drug dispensaries.

The consequences of adolescent alcoholism

The consequences of adolescent alcoholism are associated with the fact that at this age the body is in a developmental stage. At this age, the stages of growth and development of the most important organ systems and functions begin. Exposure to alcohol on them ends up in serious illnesses and incurable pathologies.

Its consequences are especially dangerous for the psyche. In normal cases, the teenager is not able to return to normal. For the formation of such it takes time, which does not add up to this age. This occurs only in adulthood.

Often, adolescents have complications:

• mental degradation,
• all kinds of disorders of the emotional and volitional spheres,
• decreased mental activity,
• it is impossible to work normally,
• mood is constantly changing,
• normal sleep is disrupted
• character deteriorates, the worst adolescent qualities develop,
• the immune system undergoes negative changes,
• the organs of the endocrine and nervous system are deformed,
• the functioning of respiration, digestion, urinary system is disorganized,
• fatigue is constantly felt,
• after a day's work, strength is not restored.

In the most severe pathology, death occurs.

Prevention of adolescent alcoholism

Prevention of adolescent alcoholism has a lot to do with psychology. There comes an age period when a person's personality is formed, as well as his body, health, etc. At this time, it is undesirable to use harmful substances that can lead to intoxication. Among such compounds are alcohol and alcoholic beverages.

Under the influence of alcohol, the body is adversely affected. Prevention of this disease should be started from an early age, starting with a psychological approach. It is based on measures that help form a correct understanding of the hazard.

It is important that the personality is formed correctly from a mental and physical point of view. You need to find ways to keep your teenager busy in their free time, to encourage their hobbies, to develop a desire to learn and to achieve success in adulthood.

It is important to identify the disease in time if alcoholism occurs. Treatment should be carried out by medical specialists, this will help to avoid relapse and achieve the desired result.

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The author of the article: German Oleg Leonidovich, narcologist, specially for the website ayzdorov.ru