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Wednesday, May 04, 2005

I'm never tired of drinking!!!

When you were younger did you ever ask these questions: "Am I burnt out from going out and drinking every night? ",or "Am I ever going to drink again? In a study done by the APA, children who start drinking young are more likely to become alcohol dependent as they proceed through their adolescent years.
* 47 percent of 8th graders, 67 percent of 10th graders, and 78 percent of 12th graders have used alcohol.

* 11 percent of 6th graders have reported binge drinking (5 or more drinks per occasion for males; 4 for females) in the past 2 weeks.

* 30 percent of high-school seniors have reported binge drink at least once a month.

* 44 percent of college students have reported binge drinking in the past 2 weeks.

* Youth who drink alcohol before age 14 are 4 times more likely to become alcohol dependent in their lifetime than those who wait until age 21 or older.( http://www.apa.org/ppo/issues/browntest604.html )

Thus spproximately 23 percent of people under the age of 25 are alcohol dependent. So if you were one of the people who have asked yourself these questions, then your answers were "no" then "yes."

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