The Alcohol Reaching out to Juveniles

“Excessive drinking damages the faculty of memory and perception of space and hinders the normal development of brain cell， and especially has negative effect on the frontal lobe of brain. Thus， it can undermine the learning ability and athletic ability of juveniles.” said the online paper Alcoholism： Clinical and Experimental Research by Scholars of University of California， San Diego.

Alcohol can cause unimaginable damages to the development of brain of juveniles. However， in adults’ eyes， juveniles’ drinking has not been paid enough attention， because it seems “normal”. This kind of opinion usually comes from the areas with long history in drinking alcohol. In most cases， the juveniles in those areas took the first “sip” of alcohol at an age when they had no idea about alcohol.

“過度飲酒會損害青少年的記憶力和空間感知力，會阻礙大腦細胞正常發育，尤其會對大腦額葉區域產生負面影響，從而削弱青少年的學習和運動能力。”來自美國加州大學圣迭戈分校的研究人員在學術期刊《酗酒：臨床與實驗研究》網絡版上發表論文表示。

酒精，對青少年大腦發育損害的嚴重性超乎人們想象。但在成年人眼中，未成年人飲酒并未被充分重視，因為一切都尚屬“正常”，這樣的觀點多出現在有著濃厚酒文化歷史的地區。而通常，這個區域的未成年人喝下的“第一口”，又發生在他們自己對“酒”并無確切認識的年紀中。