Text Box: Alcohol affects a teen brain differently from an adult brain. It can actually cause serious damage to the still developing adolescent brain (10-21 years). Children who begin drinking at age 13 have a 45% chance of becoming alcohol dependent. A person who starts drinking at the legal age of 21 has only a 7% chance of becoming addicted. Most parents talk to their kids about drinking two years too late. Age 8 is not too early. Binge drinking now begins as early as elementary school and parents are often unaware of their child’s use of alcohol. In fact, a national survey found 31% of kids who said they had been drunk in the past year had parents who believed their children to be non-drinkers.

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Text Box: Alcohol can impair the parts of the brain that control the following: Motor coordination—including the ability to talk, drive, and process information Impulse control—drinking lowers inhibitions and increases the chances that a person will do something that they will regret when they are sober Memory—impaired recollection and even blackouts can occur when too much alcohol has been consumed Judgment & Decision Making Capacity—drinking may lead young people to engage in risky behaviors that can result in illness, injury and even death

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