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Although drinking by U.S. adolescents has decreased during the last decade, more than 20 percent of U.S. high-school students continue to drink alcohol before the age of 14 years. This can have adverse effects on their neurodevelopment. For example, youth who initiate drinking before 14 years of age are four times more likely to develop psychosocial, psychiatric, and substance-use difficulties than those who begin drinking after turning 20 years of age. Little is known about how the age of alcohol-use onset influences brain development. This is the first study to assess the association between age of adolescent drinking onset and neurocognitive performance, taking into account pre-existing cognitive function.
AND see also: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acer.13503
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Sunday November 05 2017, @09:38AM (11 children)
Did those youth who drink develop psyche problems because they drink, or did they start drinking because of the onset of psyche problems?
Also - what about responsible drinking? In generations past, as well as in today's Europe, children are commonly given a glass of wine or beer at dinner. That is, children are included in social drinking. No, that doesn't mean pumped full of booze, and drunked up. "Responsible" and "social" are the key words in family dining.
In today's America, kids aren't even allowed to taste alcohol until they are 21 years old. That is well and truly screwed up. We allow kids to DRIVE as young as age 14, under parental supervision. Why is that? Well, Mom, Dad, or legal guardian are supposed to TEACH the kid how to drive safely. The kid is expected to practice his skills while an adult is in the car with him. It's part of growing up. Alcohol? NO, NO, NO, NO, A THOUSAND TIMES NO!! YOU CAN'T TOUCH ALCOHOL UNTIL YOU ARE 21 YEARS OLD!!
Huh. Kid turns 21 years old, and he doesn't know shit about alcohol. Just that he can now legally drink. So, first night out, he wants to try everything. Drunk fuck screws up somehow, maybe even killed - and the Powers That Be use the poor fool to bolster their statistics that alcohol is evil. Alcohol kills. Bring prohibition back, alcohol is killing our children!
This is one more way to demonstrate that our society is broken.
Teach the kids responsible drinking at home, and they probably won't go out and kill themselves with alcohol when they escape your supervision.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 05 2017, @09:58AM (5 children)
Runaway! You are past sixty now! Danger past! Calm down, and put down that fifth of Jack Daniels! It will be alright. What you didn't learn from being prohibited until 21, is no excuse to not know it now! Or are you drunk-posting, again? Did we not have a little talk about this just a couple of weeks ago? Look, Runaway, if you are seeing two lines of text, that are identical except for being in different places, that is a sign that it is time to put down the moonshine and hit the hay. You will do no further good on SoylentNews when you are "in you cups", and possibly you may do some harm by saying something stupid, again. More stupid than when you are sober. If you are ever sober. So my advice, Runaway, do not post drunk. And since neither you, nor us, can distinguish between you drunk and you sober, perhaps just do not post, at all?
Trump loves you, Runaway, just as you are!
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Sunday November 05 2017, @10:46AM (4 children)
I realize that you are obsessed with me, but this post isn't about me. There are millions of young Americans who are being screwed over by fascist anti-alcohol and anti-youth laws right now, today.
How many American servicemen are deemed old enough, and responsible enough, to be responsible for an entire squad's (platoon? company?) lives, but are not deemed old enough or responsible enough to drink a god damned beer? So, the fascists aren't targeting me, personally, today? I should give them a pass? Remember when they came for the Jews, and you said nothing, because you aren't a Jew?
Please, try to keep your obssessions under control.
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 05 2017, @12:04PM (1 child)
dude, defend your vices much?
want to make them seem like virtues much?
paranoid much?
i think you had too much of the cool-aid back in the day. are you going to argue that american kids should have hunting knives and live ammo now? because what, jews?
(Score: 2) by t-3 on Monday November 06 2017, @02:03AM
What's wrong with hunting knives and ammo? If you take your kids hunting, they probably would have some. Learning how to kill and process your own meat is an experience more people should have.
(Score: 5, Informative) by c0lo on Sunday November 05 2017, @01:40PM (1 child)
There's nothing in fascism against alcohol consumption.
By contrast, there's a lot of history of killjoy-ing** [historylearningsite.co.uk] in puritanism. Given the ... ummm... basket of deplorables++ [newengland.com] that founded USofA, no wonder you are where you are.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Whoever on Sunday November 05 2017, @05:00PM
He is using the term "fascist" in the loose meaning.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism [merriam-webster.com]
But, yeah, the USA's Puritan history has much to do with some of its more restrictive tendencies.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by c0lo on Sunday November 05 2017, @12:39PM (1 child)
You are correct in this conclusion, but wrong in the details.
No, in today's Europe, they are not. At rare occasions, they may be given a minimal amount of wine, just to satisfy their curiosity for the taste and to mark that as a very special occasion. When I received a bit of beer, I couldn't for the life of me understand how the adults can drink it.
Yes, you are right, at approx 15-16 years (which is deep into teenage), the alcohol consumption is relaxed... better said, it is put into their responsibility.
Which usually results into a heavy drinking session (eg at a party), most of the time with all the embarrassing moments (including the "kissing the toilet" or "shouting at the toilet" - various styles of vomiting get labelled, much like the noise behaviour during an orgasm).
It serves as a reminder of how much a fool one can make of oneself when s/he loses control. There may be one or two exploratory sessions later until the youngster learns to explore and recognize her/his specific limits.
It is not the alcohol consumption that is shamed/shunned by the society, it is the behaviour that result from it.
And this is normal: I don't care how much you drink if you still can have a civil behaviour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by t-3 on Monday November 06 2017, @02:11AM
My parents let me try a sip of beer when I was 5 or 6. It was so disgusting I didn't drink again until I was 20. Of course, I then had a hand-me-down lookalike ID and a corinthian leather jacket + full beard and got wasted every other night at every bar around.
(Score: 1) by Brunzen on Sunday November 05 2017, @02:00PM (1 child)
In my experience those who started drinking and smoking young came from broken homes. I was in school with two guys who started smoking (and to a lesser degree drinking) at the age of 9-10. Both were influenced by older friends, who thought it was funny to get young kids to smoke. I have no idea where they got the money for cigarettes from, maybe they stole it from their parents, who smoked as well. Both of them never really grew big.
(Score: 3, Funny) by c0lo on Sunday November 05 2017, @03:01PM
"Start to smoke early in life will keep you safe from obesity, a study of two patients suggests".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 05 2017, @05:01PM
I was young when no age restriction to alcohol applied. Being in a fine wine producers zone, I had a little wine every new year's eve and distilled stuff together with the traditional sweets too.
Result, alcohol was a normal thing, bullies and alternative kids smoked cigarettes.
Other euro guys living under the ban who took cans of beer to drink were regarded with pity.
Unfortunately the ban came here too, and 14 years girls talk about parties where you can have alcohol.
I advocate no whatsoever altered states when you are driving or working in sensitive situations. All the rest should be permitted, nasty stuff under medical oversight. The alternative is money to the mob and glorified vices.