Alcohol Awareness Month April 2001 April ushers in spring with visible signs of rebirth and revival and reminds us of hope and encouragement. But, these statistics can give way to hope and encouragement for our young people. One way to prevent these deaths and reduce these costs is to keep children alcohol free. Who Host, Lose the Most. I am compelled to do this because alcohol reduces the potential of our children.
Alcohol affects young drinkers and their brains differently than it does adults.
Take this quiz to see how much you really know about the effects of alcohol on our children. The correct answers are based on recent research. There is now scientific evidence for having the legal drinking age at 21. Children who begin drinking before the age of 15 are 4 times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who start drinking after the age of 21. Non-using middle school students in classes where their peers use substances do worse on tests than students in classes where substance use is not the norm.