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Underage binge drinking is on the decline, study reveals

June 12, 2015 By Stephen Kenwright Leave a Comment

binge drinkingAccording to a new study, underage binge drinking is on the decline even though alcohol remains to be widely consumed among U.S. teenagers.

The study was from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA.

The study revealed that drinking dropped from 28.2 percent to 22.7 percent from 2002 to 2013. Although drinking rates are on the decline but alcohol remains to be the top vice among teenagers, followed by tobacco at 16.9 percent and illicit drugs at 13.6 percent.

The survey has analyzed data from the National Survey for Drug Use and Health, which assessed the drinking habits of teenagers 12 to 20 years old.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC, youth who participate in underage drinking will lead to consequence such as physical and sexual assault, alcohol poisoning, increased drunk driving risk, unwanted pregnancies, memory problems and falling grades in school to name a few.

Binge drinking is linked to major diseases, such as neurological damage, high blood pressure, sexually transmitted disease, liver disease and diabetes.

Alcohol is also a contributing factor in 4,300 deaths in underage drinking every year.

Rich Lucey, special assistant to the director at SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse said, “While we’re always very happy about these declines, we can’t lose sight of the fact that we have approximately 9 million underage drinkers in the country.”

Numerous local and national organizations have rallied in informing the youth about the dangers of binge drinking and drunk driving.

SAMHSA have even launched a media campaign for preventing underage drinking and an app called “Talk. They Hear You” is released which will help parents talk about the dangers of alcohol with their children.

Frances M. Harding, director of SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention said, “When parents communicate clear expectations and they are supported by community efforts to prevent underage drinking, we can make a difference.”

Harding said, “However, there are still 8.7 million current underage drinkers and 5.4 million current underage binge drinkers. This poses a serious risk not only to their health and to their future, but to the safety and well-being of others. We must do everything we can to prevent underage drinking and get treatment for young people who need it.”

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: binge drinking, Frances M. Harding, Rich Lucey, SAMHSA, underage binge drinking, underage drinking

Binge drinking at young age can have a negative affect on brain in future

April 29, 2015 By Doyle Buehler Leave a Comment

beerAccording to a new study binge drinking at a younger age can lead to cognitive dysfunction during later life.

The study found that the brain damage can be irreparable.

Mary-Louise Risher, lead author in the study said, “In the eyes of the law, once people reach the age of 18, they are considered adult, but the brain continues to mature and refine all the way into the mid-20’s.”

Researchers have conducted the study on rats and they found that short term alcohol consumption had long term effects on the brains of the rats.

Young rats were given alcohol for 16 days and then they have stopped giving alcohol to rats. The rats were allowed to mature for over 24 to 29 days until they have reached their adulthood.

Researchers said, “Human adolescence is a crucial stage of neurological development during which ethanol (EtOH) consumption is often at its highest. Alcohol abuse during adolescence may render individuals at heightened risk for subsequent alcohol abuse disorders, cognitive dysfunction, or other neurological impairments by irreversibly altering long-term brain function.”

Researchers found that the hippocampus of the brain is affected by excessive binge drinking and it can cause memory problems and greater sensitivity of the brain to traumatic injury and disease in later life.

CDC has warned that binge drinking rates are soaring in US, and women are found to be drinking much more than men.

Since 2005, binge drinking is up by 8.9 percent, and the female binge drinking is up by 17.2 percent whereas male rate is mere 4.9 percent comparatively.

Researchers said, “Taken together, these findings reveal that repeated alcohol exposure during adolescence results in enduring structural and functional abnormalities in the hippocampus, these synaptic changes in the hippocampal circuits may help to explain learning-related behavioral changes in adult animals pre-exposed to AIE.”

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: affect on brain in future, binge drinking, binge drinking at young age, CDC, cognitive dysfunction, hippocampus of brain, Mary-Louise Risher, memory loss, negative affect, sensitivity of brain, study on rat

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