“Each and every one of us must raise awareness about alcohol addiction or its excessive use, which is associated with social behavior disorders, mental and behavioral disorders. Once alcohol enters the body, it produces changes in the functioning of the central nervous system and can create physical or psychological addiction or both. In the long term, alcohol consumption damages brain cells, causing memory, judgment and thinking disorders,” explained Dr. Cecilia AvanciniMN 102751.
In this sense, the risks of abuse of this substance in adolescents must be highlighted. In the youngest, Alcohol consumption affects school performance and is linked to traffic accidents, violence and even suicide.. It should also be taken into account that these subjects are exposed to other disorders caused by alcohol consumption and that may be irreversible, such as depression, anxiety and low self-esteem.
According to studies on the subject, ethanol crosses cell membranes and interacts with all the elements that compose them. It has a specific effect on the proteins responsible for brain neurotransmission, causing short and long-term damage. The disorders caused by alcohol usually become permanent, marking people’s lives.
Adolescence is a period of risk regarding the adoption of certain behaviors, among which alcohol consumption occupies a predominant place. At this stage of life, the brain is in a modeling phase in which the psychoactive connections that will remain in the future. This is why disorders caused by alcohol tend to become permanent, marking people’s lives.
“That is why prevention is essential, with measures such as the implementation of restricted sales hours, as well as prohibiting the sale of alcohol to minors. Educational programs must also be designed and implemented and, as always, Family education is the relevant pillar that helps prevent alcohol consumption in adolescents and young people.”Advised Avancini, who is part of Vittal’s medical service.
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