Publisher's Synopsis
- Adolescent children are often too immature and inexperienced to drink responsibly, and can easily become addicted to alcohol. Parents play a key role in identifying and addressing the problem as soon as possible. If you suspect your child is an alcoholic, start reading.- Alcoholic teenagers, and staves, a problem to talk about- Alcohol is becoming more and more the big protagonist on Saturday night for kids. In a few years, the consumption of alcohol in the younger age group has more than doubled, from 14 to 17 years. The figures are worrying. 13% of 15-year-olds state that they have drunk at least 20 times in their lives.The girls are in a strong comeback in this worrying classification, and the fifteen-year-old females drink more than their male peers. There are worrying elements in adolescent drinking. First of all the fact that they consider it normal, non-transgressive behavior. Today, for young people, drinking is credited as a fashionable, sophisticated, image of sociality and success. Another aspect is the fact that it is excessively drunk: there is no taste for the single glass, but the search for the high. the most disturbing is that alcohol is now the substance of entry into the world of drugs. Alcohol consumption is often accompanied by that of ecstasy, cannabis, cocaine and this happens more easily in gathering places, such as discos.- Frequent requests for money are accompanied by excuses constructed perfectly and difficult to unmask, the disappearance of valuables from the home, little commitment to activities, difficulty concentrating, sleep and extreme physical fatigue and alteration of appetite.- On an emotional level, it may appear more aggressive, irritated and short-tempered with sudden changes in mood, intolerance, indifference towards others and not very willing to cooperate and help even in usual matters.- The drug world is something that alarms and scares parents. The figures for 2018 are alarming as there is an increase in overdose deaths among the very young, adolescents.- The discovery that one's child takes drugs is for a parent something poignant and extremely worrying and often followed by total confusion with respect to how to act- Since the effects of alcohol drugs allow us to experience a sense of "well-being", the person will come to attribute to a certain amazing substance the role of "solution to the problems of life", so as to do everything possible to prevent it anyone could get involved in this "partnership".- Parents are often the last to realize the phenomenon. The kids who drink on Saturday nights, and the day after they bear the obvious signs, stop to sleep at friends' houses, or they do it when their parents are away for the weekend. They take all precautions so that the father and mother do not notice anything.- - And yet there will be signs to watch out for ...- Pay attention to the reduction of the ability to think and judge.- Pay attention to changes in your child's physical appearance.- Pay attention to motivational declines- Pay attention to changes in your child's social life- Check if it tells lies or has other dishonest behavior.If you think your child has problems with alcohol, don't wait. Take immediate action to ensure that you do not have access to alcohol and make an appointment with your family doctor. A doctor might recommend treatments for adolescent children with alcohol and drug addiction problems.- Search for help for you too. There are support groups for parents and relatives of alcoholics, drug addicts, you could join one of these for moral support.
