How Alcohol Ravages the Teen BrainJanet Hopson
How alcohol affects the brain is likely more complex than most people think. True, it’s well known that the chronic use of excessive alcohol can have detrimental effects on the body. Still, a surprising 2018 French study from shows a strong link between early onset dementia, in which an ...
Using pot heavily, especially in your teen years, may leave more permanent effects. Imaging tests with some – but not all – adolescents found that marijuana may physically change their brains. Specifically, they had fewer connections in parts of the brain linked to alertness, learning,...
Why Alcohol Withdrawal Occurs Alcohol withdrawal occurs when neurotransmitters that combat the effects of alcohol on the nervous system suddenly have nothing to counteract them. Essentially, when an individual drinks, the brain amplifies certain activities to counterbalance the depressive effect alcohol has...
"Marijuana definitely affects your ability to drive, just like alcohol does, but you make different errors," Hill says. Alcohol makes you forgetful. You might neglect to check your mirrors or drive over the speed limit. With marijuana, you're more aware that you're impaired, so you become...
When the substance enters the bloodstream, it affects all major organs in your body, including the heart and brain. That’s why heavy drinking can cause a variety of alcohol-related diseases and disorders. Alcohol reaches all body tissues except bone and fat. The liver breaks down most of th...
Get monitoring software or get rid of the computer. A recovering alcoholic cannot hang out at the bar or the alcohol section of the grocery store without giving into temptation. The same applies here. You need time to recover and get stronger. 6. Have an emergency way out – When the ...
We’ll explain the connection between puberty and sleep so that if you’re a teen yourself or a parent or guardian of one, you’ll have a better understanding of how these two intersect and impact one another.
The first step towards providing a safe space for your teen’s mental health begins with guaranteeing their physical safety. Keep substances like alcohol or drugs — even prescription medication — out of reach to reduce the chance of misuse in attempts at self-medicating. ...
As the On Trade prepares to re-open its doors on 4 July, join us to understand how consumers, and the moments on which they chose (or not) to drink alcohol, have actually changed since lockdown. How could this influence the future of alcohol consumption in and out of the home? >>...