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Alcohol education is the planned provision of information and skills relevant to living in a world where alcohol is commonly misused. [3] WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health, highlights the fact that alcohol will be a larger problem in later years, with estimates suggesting it will be the leading cause of disability and death.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently released new guidelines that recommend parents educate their kids about the negative consequences of alcohol when they're as young as nine-years old.
If you’re interested in cutting back on alcohol use but aren’t sure how, Forman suggests talking to your primary care physician. “That’s a great place to start,” he says. Show comments
Furnishing alcohol to one's own children is permitted in 31 states, while it's illegal to do so for other people's children in all fifty states. [20] Social host ordinances have been enacted in a number of jurisdictions to attempt to limit the parties where adults may permit minors to drink. [ 21 ]
Alcohol education is the practice of disseminating information about the effects of alcohol on health, as well as society and the family unit. [72] It was introduced into the public schools by temperance organizations such as the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the late 19th century. [ 72 ]
Most research is based on alcohol and the effects on people in general, essentially relating to adults. Little to no research is shown on the intake of alcohol throughout adolescents and the consequences that binge drinking from a young age can create.
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Alcoholism does not have uniform effects on all families. The levels of dysfunction and resiliency of non-alcoholic adults are important factors in effects on children in the family. Children of untreated alcoholics have lower measures of family cohesion, intellectual-cultural orientation, active-recreational orientation, and independence.