Comments on: Teen Brain Development and Alcohol http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/02/14/teen-brain-development-and-alcohol/ ...using 21st century brain and addiction-related research to change how we talk about, treat and prevent substance misuse, underage drinking, addiction and secondhand drinking/drugging. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:40:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Lisa Frederiksen http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/02/14/teen-brain-development-and-alcohol/comment-page-1/#comment-7836 Lisa Frederiksen Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:51:57 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=178#comment-7836 Hi Deb, Yes, you are correct. This post, The Brain and the First Years of Life, http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2010/03/09/the-brain-and-the-first-years-of-life/ explains how neural networks develop in early childhood -- a process that continues until one's early to mid-twenties and continues for the rest of our lives. Thanks for reading. Lisa Hi Deb,
Yes, you are correct.
This post, The Brain and the First Years of Life, http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2010/03/09/the-brain-and-the-first-years-of-life/
explains how neural networks develop in early childhood — a process that continues until one’s early to mid-twenties and continues for the rest of our lives.
Thanks for reading.
Lisa

]]> By: Deb Harig http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/02/14/teen-brain-development-and-alcohol/comment-page-1/#comment-7830 Deb Harig Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:10:47 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=178#comment-7830 I work in substance abuse prevention and often do presentations to parents. This information and the brain images are very powerful, but I am not clear on what you mean by the statement "...if a teen abuses alcohol, the neural connections associated with memories and experiences related to alcohol abuse are the ones that are strengthened and thus embedded.". Does this mean that the young person is more likely then to repeat this behavior? I would like to be able to explain this image and this information more clearly. Thank you! I work in substance abuse prevention and often do presentations to parents. This information and the brain images are very powerful, but I am not clear on what you mean by the statement “…if a teen abuses alcohol, the neural connections associated with memories and experiences related to alcohol abuse are the ones that are strengthened and thus embedded.”. Does this mean that the young person is more likely then to repeat this behavior? I would like to be able to explain this image and this information more clearly.
Thank you!

]]> By: LisaF http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/02/14/teen-brain-development-and-alcohol/comment-page-1/#comment-3859 LisaF Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:08:13 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=178#comment-3859 Thanks so much for your comment! Thanks so much for your comment!

]]> By: Trevor_Memory http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/02/14/teen-brain-development-and-alcohol/comment-page-1/#comment-3858 Trevor_Memory Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:56:26 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=178#comment-3858 Great post! It is definitely true that alcoholic drinkers don't develop the right brain process. One of the reasons is that they can't focus and concentrate on what they were doing or on what they should be doing. Great post! It is definitely true that alcoholic drinkers don’t develop the right brain process. One of the reasons is that they can’t focus and concentrate on what they were doing or on what they should be doing.

]]> By: Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » ADHD Awareness Week is September 14-20 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/02/14/teen-brain-development-and-alcohol/comment-page-1/#comment-3467 Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » ADHD Awareness Week is September 14-20 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:07:43 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=178#comment-3467 [...] 14-20 is ADHD Awareness Week. Mental illness and age of 1st use of alcohol (or other drugs) are two of the key risk factors contributing to a person’s development of alcohol abuse [...] [...] 14-20 is ADHD Awareness Week. Mental illness and age of 1st use of alcohol (or other drugs) are two of the key risk factors contributing to a person’s development of alcohol abuse [...]

]]> By: Breakingthecycles.com - Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » To Mothers Who May Have a Child Who Drinks Too Much http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/02/14/teen-brain-development-and-alcohol/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 Breakingthecycles.com - Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » To Mothers Who May Have a Child Who Drinks Too Much Sun, 10 May 2009 16:22:27 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=178#comment-1612 [...] understand how the brain develops from ages 12 - 25 - addiction is a young person’s disease, but it often takes until they are much older before it’s diagnosed and hopefully treated - click here for an earlier post, “Teen Brain Development and Alcohol” [...] [...] understand how the brain develops from ages 12 – 25 – addiction is a young person’s disease, but it often takes until they are much older before it’s diagnosed and hopefully treated – click here for an earlier post, “Teen Brain Development and Alcohol” [...]

]]> By: Adi Jaffe http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/02/14/teen-brain-development-and-alcohol/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Adi Jaffe Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:34:08 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=178#comment-297 Great post Lisa, It's not often that people outside of those studying neuroscience think this deeply about the crucial periods of brain development. It's great to see this information passed along somewhere outside of our site. I hope that your readers take careful note of the details in your post. Good work! Great post Lisa,
It’s not often that people outside of those studying neuroscience think this deeply about the crucial periods of brain development.

It’s great to see this information passed along somewhere outside of our site. I hope that your readers take careful note of the details in your post.

Good work!

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