SAY "NO" TO ALCOHOL
Poster about alcohol abuse
THE FIRST TIME TRING ALCOHOL AND BEEING DRUNK
..............5.CLASS....................................... 7.CLASS
8.7 YRS.......10,1 YRS............... 11.1 YRS........ 12.6 YRS
THOSE NUMBERS ARE AVERANGE AGE IN CLASSES.
WHY DOES TEENAGERS DRINK ALCOHOL AND GET DRUNK?
- TO FEEL OLDER
- TO FEEL MORE RELAXED
- TO GET ALONG WITH PROBLEMS
- TO FIT IN
- OUT OF CURIOSITY
WHAT DO TEENAGERS THINK ABOUT GETTING DRUNK AND DRINKING ALCOHOL?
- ALCOHOL MAKES EVERYTHING MORE FUN
- ALCOHOL HELPS TO FEEL MORE RELAXED
- ALCOHOL HELPS TO BE MORE FRIENDLY
- ALCOHOL MAKES YOU HAPPY
- ALCOHOL HELPS TO FORGET PROBLEMS
FACTS
- 47% OF PEOPLE WHO STARTED DRINKING BEFORE AGE 14 ARE IN FUTURE ALCOHOLICS
- ONLY 9% OF PEOPLE WHO STARTED DRINKING AFTER AGE OF 21 ARE ALCOHOLICS