Welcome to the Alcohol section. Here you will learn why alcohol abuse is very bad and harmful to you.
Alcohol is a depressant and is found in beverages. Large amounts of alcohol at one time can kill a person.
Alcohol beverage is a legal drink for those who are 21 years of age and older. It is illegal for anyone who is under
21 to drink beverages with alcohol in it. Drinking can harm judgement. You make wrong decisions while
under the influence of alcohol. For example, you run in the street without looking and you can cause car accidents
because your eyes are unable to focus correctly. Drinking can also harm your memory. Alcohol slows the activity
of brain cells. It can cause black outs. Black out is a period of time that is missing from a persons memory.
Drinking can lead to bad character. Drinking lots of alcohol all of the time can make you an alcoholic.
It is an addictive type of drug.
Reasons to say NO to alcohol drinking:
- I don't want to have accidents
- I don't want to lose my memory
- I don't want to be an alcoholic
- I don't want to lose my friends
- I want to obey the laws
- I want to grow up healthy
Ways for Parents and Teachers to teach the children about drinking:
- Share some bad experiences with drinking alcohol
- Do a play about the effects of underage drinking and abusing alcoholic drinks
- Read pamphlets together about the subject
- Contact your local police and have them talk to your child or class about what can happen when a person drinks
too much
