Comments on: How Teens Can Become Alcoholics Before Age 21 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/05/28/how-teens-can-become-alcoholics-before-age-21/ ...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: Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » The Brain Under 25 – a Work In Progress, Especially Vulnerable to Drugs and Alcohol Abuse http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/05/28/how-teens-can-become-alcoholics-before-age-21/comment-page-1/#comment-8958 Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » The Brain Under 25 – a Work In Progress, Especially Vulnerable to Drugs and Alcohol Abuse Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:17:29 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=259#comment-8958 [...] To learn more about this underage brain development, see brain scans showing brain development ages 5 – 20 and better understand why a person under age 21 can become an alcoholic, click here. [...] [...] To learn more about this underage brain development, see brain scans showing brain development ages 5 – 20 and better understand why a person under age 21 can become an alcoholic, click here. [...]

]]> By: Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » Controlled Drinking Can’t Work for an Alcoholic http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/05/28/how-teens-can-become-alcoholics-before-age-21/comment-page-1/#comment-6986 Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » Controlled Drinking Can’t Work for an Alcoholic Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:18:06 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=259#comment-6986 [...] Early use – because of the critical brain development that occurs from ages 12–25, alcohol affects the developing brain DIFFERENTLY than it affects an adult brain. The developing brain is especially vulnerable to the chemical and structural changes caused by alcohol misuse. (See this related link for more information.) [...] [...] Early use – because of the critical brain development that occurs from ages 12–25, alcohol affects the developing brain DIFFERENTLY than it affects an adult brain. The developing brain is especially vulnerable to the chemical and structural changes caused by alcohol misuse. (See this related link for more information.) [...]

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]]> By: Next Steps for Family Members When Alcohol Misuse Impact Has Been Identified http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/05/28/how-teens-can-become-alcoholics-before-age-21/comment-page-1/#comment-6129 Next Steps for Family Members When Alcohol Misuse Impact Has Been Identified Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:39:36 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=259#comment-6129 [...] To help you with this step, it will be important to understand Secondhand Drinking and Risk Factors for developing the disease. These Risk Factors (which are also Secondhand Drinking impacts) include genetics, early use, mental illness, social environment, childhood trauma and repeated substance abuse (misuse). Take a look at these previous posts, SPECT Scans Showing Impact of Alcohol Abuse on the Brain and How Teens Can Become Alcoholics Before Age 21. [...] [...] To help you with this step, it will be important to understand Secondhand Drinking and Risk Factors for developing the disease. These Risk Factors (which are also Secondhand Drinking impacts) include genetics, early use, mental illness, social environment, childhood trauma and repeated substance abuse (misuse). Take a look at these previous posts, SPECT Scans Showing Impact of Alcohol Abuse on the Brain and How Teens Can Become Alcoholics Before Age 21. [...]

]]> By: Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » Next Steps for Family Members When Alcohol Misuse Impact Has Been Identified http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/05/28/how-teens-can-become-alcoholics-before-age-21/comment-page-1/#comment-6000 Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » Next Steps for Family Members When Alcohol Misuse Impact Has Been Identified Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:15:57 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=259#comment-6000 [...] To help you with this step, it will be important to understand Secondhand Drinking and  Risk Factors for developing the disease.  These Risk Factors (which are also Secondhand Drinking impacts) include genetics, early use, mental illness, social environment, childhood trauma and repeated substance abuse (misuse).  Take a look at these previous posts, SPECT Scans Showing Impact of Alcohol Abuse on the Brain and How Teens Can Become Alcoholics Before Age 21. [...] [...] To help you with this step, it will be important to understand Secondhand Drinking and  Risk Factors for developing the disease.  These Risk Factors (which are also Secondhand Drinking impacts) include genetics, early use, mental illness, social environment, childhood trauma and repeated substance abuse (misuse).  Take a look at these previous posts, SPECT Scans Showing Impact of Alcohol Abuse on the Brain and How Teens Can Become Alcoholics Before Age 21. [...]

]]> By: Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » 9 Reasons a Person Can Lose Control of Their Drinking http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/05/28/how-teens-can-become-alcoholics-before-age-21/comment-page-1/#comment-4661 Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » 9 Reasons a Person Can Lose Control of Their Drinking Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:14:18 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=259#comment-4661 [...] 6  Not understanding the impact of early use of alcohol on a person’s brain development. This recent brain research shows the brain goes through a critical developmental stage from ages 12 – 25. The portions of the brain that deal with emotion, memory, learning, motivation and judgment are the last to develop. As such, they are the areas most deeply affected by alcohol (or drug) abuse. An adolescent can become addicted to alcohol in as little as 6 to 18 months.  See related post, “How Teens Can Become Alcoholics Before Age 21.” [...] [...] 6  Not understanding the impact of early use of alcohol on a person’s brain development. This recent brain research shows the brain goes through a critical developmental stage from ages 12 – 25. The portions of the brain that deal with emotion, memory, learning, motivation and judgment are the last to develop. As such, they are the areas most deeply affected by alcohol (or drug) abuse. An adolescent can become addicted to alcohol in as little as 6 to 18 months.  See related post, “How Teens Can Become Alcoholics Before Age 21.” [...]

]]> By: 3 Reasons to Talk With Your Children About a Family Member’s Alcohol Misuse http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/05/28/how-teens-can-become-alcoholics-before-age-21/comment-page-1/#comment-3998 3 Reasons to Talk With Your Children About a Family Member’s Alcohol Misuse Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:27:51 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=259#comment-3998 [...] experience — especially during brain development. (For more on underage brain development, click here, and for a post on the impacts on the neural networks of family members, click here, and for a post [...] [...] experience — especially during brain development. (For more on underage brain development, click here, and for a post on the impacts on the neural networks of family members, click here, and for a post [...]

]]> By: Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » 3 Reasons to Talk to Your Children About a Family Member’s Alcohol Misuse http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/05/28/how-teens-can-become-alcoholics-before-age-21/comment-page-1/#comment-3920 Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » 3 Reasons to Talk to Your Children About a Family Member’s Alcohol Misuse Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:45:48 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=259#comment-3920 [...] experience — especially during brain development. (For more on underage brain development, click here, and for a post on the impacts on the neural networks of family members, click here, and for a post [...] [...] experience — especially during brain development. (For more on underage brain development, click here, and for a post on the impacts on the neural networks of family members, click here, and for a post [...]

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