First off binge drinking is basically equals to that of smoking everyday for your whole life or getting your head beaten into a wall everyday. The after effects are so dramatic I'm surprised its not classified as a drug. An A class drug to be exact. We all know that a drug is classified as a substance that influences the way you think, behave or act... I'm pretty sure alcohol does this to you? Teenagers who indulge themselves in alcohol are putting themselves at risk of losing their memory due to the fact that alcohol damages their brain. According to psychologists a recent discovery was found that everyday memory loss was due to occur amongst university students who have regular drinking sessions.
The image above is clearly a picture of the brain. The cerebellum located at the bottom right hand corner is the part of the brain is the area which is responsible for the movement and actions of a person . This is the most frequently damaged part of the brain in association with a large consumption of alcohol.
Alcohol affects the brain more than any other part in the body. From consuming too much alcohol your body retaliates to this and the following effects apply to you. These affects are as follows, difficulty walking, blurred vision, slurred speech, slowed reaction times and impaired memory. These are just some of the effects of only a few drinks by a teenager. But in the long run this may result in brain deficits and therefore in the long run a shorter life span.
Not only can alcohol affect the way you act. It can also effect the people around you. If a teen were to continuously binge drink over their whole teenage years image what would happen around them?... it can cause they teenager to have social/ family issues such as, financial loss or drama between families E.g: fights.
This image above is a liver that constantly been attacked by excessive amounts of alcohol. This is how bad drinking can have on a vital organ in your body. I know the picture might be a bit graphic, but I need to point the affect that alcohol can have on you. Do you want your liver to suffer like this one has already?...
To sum up the effects of alcohol on a teenager is that 1) it can affect your brain. The way you think the way you behave etc... 2) It affects your body. Alcohol can damage every organ in your body. It is absorbed directly into your blood stream and can increase the risk of life threatening such as cancer. 3) It affects your self control. Alcohol depresses your central nervous system and impairs your judgment. This is related to risky decisions and behavior such as driving intoxicated or unprotected sex. and lastly... ALCOHOL CAN KILL YOU. Drinking large amounts of alcohol at one time can cause alcohol poisoning, which can lead to a coma or if worse comes to worse, death.
Buddy, T. (2007). Binge drinking affects brain. Retrieved May 10, 2010, from http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/binge/a/aa000818a.htm
NIAAA ( National Institute on Alcohol, Abuse and Alcoholism). (2004). Alcohol alert. Retrieved May 10, 2010, from http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa63/aa63.htm
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