Under 15 years of age more prone to alcoholism

• April 27, 2024

The adolescents who consume alcohol before 15 years of age, they have four times more risk of developing substance dependence in their adult life, so strengthening preventive strategies to delay the age of intake is essential, said Corina Benjet, a researcher at the Department of Epidemiological Research and Psychosocial of the National Institute of Psychiatry "Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz".

Studies show that for every year that alcohol consumption is delayed in young people, the risk of creating dependence in adult life is reduced by 14%, according to publications of the National Center against Addictions.

The Survey of Mental Health in Adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the Federal District and conurbated areas, indicates that 60% of the young people surveyed reported having consumed alcohol at some point in their lives, and 20% said that they had consumed as minimum 12 drinks in the year.

"There are studies that have shown in other countries that when the family has a contact, the father or mother with the children, or both with them and them, decreases up to 80% the risk of falling into the temptation of a addiction "Said the Secretary of Health, José Ángel Córdova Villalobos, during the inauguration of the UNEME against Addictions.

Remember that young people with alcohol dependence, under 15 years old, are at greater risk of committing an attempt suicide, Do not let it reach that point.

If you consider that as an adolescent the alcohol intake has been increasing, it is time to approach the mother, the father or any adult trust to talk about the problem.

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