Alkohola edatearen eragina garun nerabean

Abstract

Alcohol consumption is very accepted and highly developed in our society; and its overconsume has economic, social and health consequences. In most cases the onset of consumption occurs during adolescence. Since, the brain is an organ that is still maturing, it is clear that alcohol consumption has consequences for its development. Due to its biological characteristics, the adolescent brain is not able to foresee the consequences of an action. This increases the risk for consumption of alcohol and other addictive substances. Therefore, it is necessary to make adolescents aware of the harmful consequences of excessive alcohol consumption, so that they can change their consumption pattern. For this purpose, in the present work we begin explaining the consequences of excessive alcohol consumption in the adult brain, and some characteristics of the adolescent brain, to end with the consequences of drinking in the adolescent brain.