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Los Adolescentes Y El Alcohol: La Influencia De Los Amigos

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ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Todos los padres hablan con sus hijos adolescentes sobre los peligros del alcohol. Pero las estadisticas nos dicen que no siempre son escuchados. A los 15 años, cerca de un 30 por ciento de los jovenes habran probado el alcohol, y a los 18 esa cifra aumenta a un 58 por ciento. Hoy, los expertos nos dicen que el papel de los amigos es fundamental a la hora de un joven decidir beber ese trago.

Para los jovenes y adolescentes, el beber alcohol es un pasatiempo tanto comun como riesgoso. Hoy, los expertos nos dicen que la influencia de los amigos puede determinar si un joven se servira o no ese trago. Durante un estudio se midio la actividad cerebral de 49 participantes de edades entre los 21 y 25 años de edad. Se les realizaron dos examenes, uno que media la propension del sujeto de tomar riesgos, y otro que media la capacidad de controlar sus impulsos.

Los jovenes recibieron tragos que podian o no contener alcohol, y se les dijo que un chico o chica de su edad podia estar observando el estudio. La actividad cerebral mostro que los participantes ebrios tendian a tomar mas riesgos y tenian menos capacidad de auto control cuando se sabian observados. Asimismo, en los examenes presentaron diferente actividad cerebral y menos autocontrol.

Estos resultados sugieren que los padres deben de hablar constantemente con sus hijos sobre los peligros del alcohol y otras actividades de riesgo.

Otros estudios muestran que el comenzar a beber a una edad temprana es un factor en el alcoholismo. Los adultos que ya bebian a los 15 años o antes sufrian de adiccion entre 5 a 6 veces mas que aquellos que no comenzaron a beber alcohol hasta los 21 años.

Los contribuyentes a este reportaje incluyen: Cyndy McGrath, Supervisora Productora; Julie Marks, Productora de Campo; Roque Correa, Editor.

Producido por Child Trends News Service en asocio con Ivanhoe Broadcast News y auspiciado por una beca de la National Science Foundation.