The Facts About Alcohol

Who participates in binge drinking at least every two weeks?

~10% of eighth graders

~18% of 10th graders 

~24% of high school seniors 

~44% of college students

-A kid who starts drinking at 14 is four times more likely to become dependent on alcohol than a kid who starts drinking at 21.

Alcohol damages specific regions of the maturing brain that affect learning and memory.

-No one yet knows whether the brain can fully recover from heavy drinking during its final years of development