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  • Healthy Relationship with Parents Can Prevent Teen Drinking Problems.

    Parents by abstaining from Alcohol and being easily accessible to children ;in a position to inspire the trust and confidence of the children; avoid spying on children.

    These should do the trick.

    Story:

    Alcohol abuse in young people is becoming a major problem to the point that the American Academy of Pediatrics are advising pediatricians to start screening teenagers and even sixth graders due to the health risks involved. But, how can parents get involved and prevent their teenagers from drinking at such a young age?

    Listed below are 4 ways for parents to build a healthy relationship with their teens in the hopes of preventing drinking at an early age.

    1. Good Parent-child Relationship

    The circumstances in which a child drinks his first drink and how parents deal with it, is critical to building a healthy parent-child relationship. A recent study suggests that teens that have a strong relationship with their parents may start drinking at a later age. Parents’ involvement can also influence both a later drinking age and a high-quality relationship with their teens. The data also revealed that these teens who had a good parent-child relationship also had a lower risk of drinking problems compared with their peers.

    2. Trust and Privacy

    Trust and privacy is a major issue among parents and teens. Parents need to learn to trust their teenagers and give them some privacy from time to time. If the child doesn’t feel that he or she can confide and trust his/her parents, then the child will shy away from talking to them about anything, including drinking. Also, when in the doctor’s office, teenagers should be given some privacy to communicate one-on-one with their doctor on a confidentially basis without parents’ presence.

    3. Communication and Respect

    Communication is the key in building a healthy relationship with teens. Talk with them about your family’s history of alcohol or drug use. There’s a genetic connection to alcoholism, and kids should know if they are at risk for alcoholism also. Teenagers should be able to feel that they can discuss their problems with their parents and that their parents respect their feelings.

    4. Rules and Prevention

    You are still the parents, so there should still be rules. Set some rules and abide by them. Have a no alcohol, drugs, or tobacco until age 21 policy in the household. Talk to them about alcohol and its’ dangers such as drunk driving, drinking laws etc… And keep a close eye on their behavior and the friends they hang out with. Let them know that this is about keeping them safe and not to control their lives.

    Alcohol Abuse and its Effects on Teenagers

    Research shows that during the teenage year, the brain is in an amazing developmental phase. It shows that the brain growth spurt gives teens remarkable cognitive powers, but also leaves their brains more vulnerable to the damaging effects of alcohol, drugs, tobacco and other harmful substances. Recent research has also shown that the sooner teenagers start drinking alcohol or using drugs; the more likely they are to have problems with academics, jobs, and relationships as adults.

    Remember, as parents you play a very important role when it comes to your children’s risk of alcohol abuse. Building a strong and healthy relationship with your children can prevent them from early drinking problems. Your teenager may not show it, but they still view you as their biggest role models!

    http://www.aboutdwi.com/blog/parents-teens-relationship-drinking-issues/

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    Teens admit one of the main reasons they drink alcohol is to reduce stress. Far less emphasis was placed on peer pressure surrounding drinking. In most instances, teens are getting alcohol from older siblings and more often than not are getting away with drinking in their parents’ home without adults recognizing the problem.

    One of the main points of interest in the study is that school officials and teens alike agree alcohol awareness programs currently in the schools are ineffective. Both suggest there is a discrepancy on what students are told about alcohol in school and their own experiences.

    http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20100929006575/en/Research-Offers-Insight-Teen-Drinking-Culture

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  • Alcohol takes its toll on Russians’ health-CNN.

    Dedicated to Drinkers, including social ones.
    Story:
    London, England (CNN) — In Russia, where the government has designated alcoholism a “national disaster,” men have an average life expectancy of just 60 years — one of the lowest in Europe.
    Life expectancy for Russian men is well below that of western European countries like Germany, where men have an average life span of 77 years, according to World Health Organization figures.
    “The biggest health problem facing Russia is the very high level of mortality among working aged men,” says Martin McKee, an expert in Russian public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
    A new dynamism appears to be taking hold of Russia as it aims to raise its prominence on the world stage. Despite having benefited from a boom in commodities prices before the global economy hit the skids, health indicators like life expectancy have shown marginal improvement.
    Life expectancy for men has stagnated for quite some time, and a major culprit has been high levels of alcohol consumption. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, alcohol and tobacco use have risen, as Russians have struggled to adapt to economic change, health experts say.
    The transition from a system of state ownership to a market-oriented economy has not been easy for many Russians, according to Mireia Jofre-Bonet, a health economist at City University London.
    FACT BOX: RUSSIA
    Population: 142.5 million

    Life expectancy (males): 60

    Life expectancy (females): 73

    Gross national income per capita: $12,740

    Per capita total expenditure on health: $638

    Sources: UN, World Bank, WHO
    When the Soviet Union fell and the state disappeared, unemployment soared, and a significant portion of the population was pushed into poverty, she told CNN.
    Research suggests that those most vulnerable to alcoholism tend to be men with the lowest levels of education and the unemployed.
    A typical 18-year-old in the West has a 90 percent probability of reaching retirement age, but for young men in Russia the odds are reduced to 50 percent, says McKee.
    Alcoholism tends to be less of a problem among Russian women — who have a higher average life expectancy of 73 — but they face an equally worrisome health threat.
    There has been a big increase in smoking among women, who are being targeted by tobacco companies, says McKee. Traditionally, rates of smoking among Russian women have been very low, but now, he says, almost 30 percent among those under 30 smoke.
    “Ten years of adjusting to a new regime created lots of stress,” says Jofre-Bonet. The resulting rise in alcohol and tobacco abuse have led to ailments like heart disease and cancer.
    Besides chronic conditions, epidemics of infectious disease, including tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, have added to the country’s health woes.
    In the 1990s, Russia experienced a resurgence of tuberculosis, considered a disease of poverty. Since then the growth of new cases has slowed, but strains of the disease that can’t be treated with the usual drugs continue to pose a serious public health threat.
    Meanwhile, the number of people living with HIV in Russia has more than doubled since 2001. While largely confined to injecting drug users, HIV remains a challenge.
    Lack of needle exchange programs has curbed efforts to combat the spread of the disease, says Annabel Kanabus, director of international AIDS charity AVERT. “The crisis is still going on. Efforts at prevention are not really working.”
    The Russian government is attempting to tackle its health challenges. The alcohol problem improved briefly in 2006 after federal restrictions were applied to the sale of non-beverage alcohols, such as aftershave, which are commonly drunk, McKee says.
    But he added, there is a major challenge in ensuring that law is enforced everywhere. And while the Kremlin has invested in upgrading technical equipment in recent years, facilities are still not well equipped to deal with high levels of chronic conditions such as high blood pressure.
    The economic downturn isn’t helping. Anxiety levels are rising as a result of soaring unemployment, and the government doesn’t have enough funds to meet the needs of the health system.
    “There is no money. It’s a big mess,” says Jofre-Bonet. “The health care system cannot pay for what it needs and there is a lot of corruption in the way of under the table payments for medicines or doctors that legally people should get for free.”
    http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/30/russia.alcohol.health/index.html