Alcohol by Jennifer Mead https://padlet.com/j_mead/3grc5p65ksxop6uj Use the CRAAP Test to find & post a fact or statistic about alcohol or . Include the name and URL of the site you used. Make sure your fact or stat is relevant to teens. Your fact should make the reader choose NOT to use the substance. Your statistic should prove that most teens DON'T use the substance. en-us 2022-03-12 23:44:08 UTC 2025-11-21 19:52:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/svg/1f50e.svg Alcohol fact https://padlet.com/j_mead/3grc5p65ksxop6uj/wish/3694036589 “Studies show that teens who start drinking before age 15 are five times more likely to develop alcohol dependence as adults.“

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]]> 2025-11-21 19:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/j_mead/3grc5p65ksxop6uj/wish/3694036589 Alcohol Statistic https://padlet.com/j_mead/3grc5p65ksxop6uj/wish/3694037142 Excessive alcohol use is linked to about 178,000 deaths per year in the U.S. 

]]> 2025-11-21 19:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/j_mead/3grc5p65ksxop6uj/wish/3694037142 “Alcohol is the most common drug used by people younger than 21 in the United States.” https://padlet.com/j_mead/3grc5p65ksxop6uj/wish/3694037343 2025-11-21 19:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/j_mead/3grc5p65ksxop6uj/wish/3694037343 https://padlet.com/j_mead/3grc5p65ksxop6uj/wish/3694037357 2025-11-21 19:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/j_mead/3grc5p65ksxop6uj/wish/3694037357 https://padlet.com/j_mead/3grc5p65ksxop6uj/wish/3694037604 Alcohol is a significant factor in the deaths of people younger than age 21 in the United States each year. https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/underage-drinking

]]> 2025-11-21 19:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/j_mead/3grc5p65ksxop6uj/wish/3694037604 In 2023, there were 1,392 drivers under the age of 21 that died while impaired. https://padlet.com/j_mead/3grc5p65ksxop6uj/wish/3694039032 (niaaa.nih.gov)

]]> 2025-11-21 19:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/j_mead/3grc5p65ksxop6uj/wish/3694039032 https://padlet.com/j_mead/3grc5p65ksxop6uj/wish/3694039229 Impulsivity, memory problems, and higher rates of alcohol use disorder may be tied to these changes in the prefrontal cortex caused by adolescent binge drinking. Both the prefrontal cortex and the cerebral areas of the brain were found to be thinner and have less volume compared to teenagers who did not drink. These teens also showed less white matter development. These problems could lead to struggles in adulthood with inhibiting responses or controlling impulses, remembering events, verbal learning and memory, and making healthy decisions, especially those that involve short-term versus long-term rewards.

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