• May 4, 2024

If you do not drink you're a chicken, what do you come for if you're not going to suck ?, just one, nothing will happen to you... These are some of the phrases to which thousands of young people in Mexico are exposed, and which induces them to the irresponsible consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Do not be blind! According to a study conducted by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) 3 out of 10 students at secondary level consume alcohol , and this figure is rising because the group of children under 17 years of age records an intake of 5 out of 10.

Take care of your son!

Do not play Güey! With these words Brewers of Mexico , in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health, launches a campaign that seeks to prevent the sale of alcohol to minors through the following actions: raise awareness among parents, which is never good for your child to take; that in establishments the voter's credential is required and that young people discover that to fit into society it is not necessary to drink.

Why do they drink?

According to the research conducted by FLACSO, these are the main reasons:

Because friends make it (19%)
When living in parties (13.5%)
At home (13.5%)

Although you do not believe it, it does harm

In minors, most tissues are in development. The liver has the function of purifying and if at an early age it receives alcohol inadequately this organ will purify this substance in an awkward manner and this will cause the child to become intoxicated immediately, "he said at a conference. César Reynoso, Pediatric Neurologist at the ABC Hospital .

This is worrying for all of us who integrate society. The alcohol consumption It has decreased, but in age, that is, it is believed that the average age a child takes for the first time is 12 years. In addition, 85% of deaths related to this problem are located in third world countries such as Mexico.

The consumption of alcohol in minors mainly affects the central nervous system, which prevents the minor from developing properly. The development of a child's brain is underway, which is why we have to protect the biological part in adolescents, "says César.

Remember, your health, but above all the life of your children is in your hands. Take care!

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