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1. Alcoholism
Since remote times the man learned to ferment grains and fruit juices for a substance
that provoked a special state. This status varies in the different people according to the
amount swallowed and according to the motivations of its interference. The influence of
alcohol in society has had great weight as problematic in the creation and functioning of
the family, the individual and therefore of society, the influence of alcohol has been
reflected in the different areas of the history of the society from a long time ago. The
consumption of alcohol, has been known as a factor of social integration and conducive
to peaceful coexistence. Alcohol is a drug that because of its easy access and powerful
promotion that it receives, it has become a real social problem in almost all countries
and in all ages from adolescence onwards. Alcohol is the drug most widely used by
adolescents, although we have no statistics, there is evidence of a high rate of
alcoholism among young people. The alcoholism, in contrast to the simple irresponsible
consumption of alcohol, has been considered in the past a symptom of social or
psychological stress.
Patterns of Alcohol Consumption Among Minors are due to a variety of factors: the
friends, the media, cultural norms, family and religion. It has been proven that the
promotion of alcoholic beverages in the media influences the decision taken by the
teens to drink. Can influence these patterns through various ways, including through
pricing strategies, and restricting the supply of alcoholic beverages. The role played by
families in the consumption of alcoholic beverages to minors. The family composition
and income levels and violence are some of the areas associated with the consumption
of alcohol and substance use in children under the age of 18. The law establishes a

2. specific age to be able to buy or consume alcoholic beverages in almost all countries
where the consumption of alcohol has been legalized.
Studies show that the consumption of alcoholic beverages to minors can negatively
affect the mental development and the development of the skills necessary for a
successful transition to adulthood. Young people are at constant risk due to certain
patterns of consumption, this is seen by several factors; physiologically, are still
experiencing changes in their development. The adolescent brain is often found at a
fairly high level of development. This development as a principle develops a foundation
for skills in adult life, such as planning, problem solving, integration, the reasoning and
knowledge of adult life. Are very important changes that happen for the reason that the
adolescent brain may be more vulnerable to the effects of alcohol compared with one
adult brain.
Alcoholism has to be defined as an illness complex, with all its consequences. Develops
Over the years, as it is a disorder that with the time increases more and more. The first
symptoms: concern about the availability of alcohol, greatly influences the choice on
the part of the sick from friends or activities. The alcohol has gone from being a power,
a social custom or religious ritual to a drug that alters the state of mind. The chemicals
in the alcohol affect almost every type of brain cell, including those in the central
nervous system. In the brain the alcohol use interacts with responsibility centers of
pleasure and other sensations desirable. After an excessive use and continued the brain
adapts and becomes dependent on it. The severity of this disease is included by
depression, family problems, physical pain and/or work.

3. Youth is a very important stage in which the human being is discovering spontaneously
and quickly. Some do it without problems and setbacks, others will not be so easy way.
In them are alcoholics predisposed at an early age to this disease the catch. Young
people do not know that these behaviors have their consequences for the health and
safety. There is a large cup of young people and adults killed by the excessive
consumption of alcohol, also a major part of the transit accidents where the life of up to
children have been deprived by the lack of maturity in excessive alcohol consumers. In
addition, alcohol adversely affects the areas of the brain responsible for learning and
memory, verbal skills and visual-spatial perception. It is not bad to drink alcohol, what
is not correct is the excessive consumption and prolonged, much less consumption in
children under the age of 18.