Underage Drinking Prevention Alliance

12/21/2016

Underage Drinking poses a range of risks and negative consequences. Bases on the data from 2006-2010, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention estimates that on average, alcohol is a factor of deaths of 4,358 young people under age of 21 each year.

12/19/2016

11/09/2016

Why the Concern for Underage Drinking Parties?
Limited or no supervision combined with heavy drinking creates an unsafe environment where problems beyond drinking and driving occur:
• Violence and assaults
• Binge drinking and alcohol poisoning
• Sexual assault
• Unwanted or unplanned sexual activity
• Combination drug use
• Property damage and vandalism

10/28/2016

How Alcohol affects the Human Body
When ingested, alcohol passes from the stomach into the small intestine, where it is rapidly absorbed into the blood and distributed throughout the body. Because it is distributed so quickly and thoroughly the alcohol can affect the central nervous system even in small concentrations. In low concentrations, alcohol reduces inhibitions. As blood alcohol concentration increases, a person's response to stimuli decreases markedly, speech becomes slurred, changes in mood, including anger and irritability, etc.

10/18/2016

7 Warning Signs for Underage Drinking
1. Mood changes
2. School problems
3. Rebellion
4. Change of Friends
5. “Nothing Matters” Attitude
6. School Presence
7. Physical or Mental Problems

09/19/2016

Alcohol poisoning is caused by drinking large quantities of alcohol in a short period of time. Very high levels of alcohol in the body can shut down critical areas of the brain that control breathing, heart rate, and body temperature. On average, 6 people die every day from alcohol poisoning in the U.S.

09/12/2016

5 Tips for talking with kids about alcohol.
1. Show you disapprove of underage drinking.
2. Show you care about your child’s happiness and well-being.
3. Show your a good source of information about alcohol.
4. Show your paying attention & you’ll notice if your child drinks.
5. Build your child’s skills and strategies for avoiding underage drinking.
For more information please contact us at: (956)-716-1795

09/06/2016

New research shows that alcohol affects the adolescent brain development differently from an adult way. Memory, learning and impulse control may be affected seriously and the risk of addiction increases dramatically. Talk to your children about the dangers of alcohol and corporate into their life with clear rules to prevent alcohol consumption. (source: www.betheparents.org)

08/19/2016

The Underage Drinking Prevention Alliance and The Starr County Community Coalition donated a backpack filled with school supplies to a lucky winner at the Rodeo Dental Back to School BASH

08/19/2016

Scan is reaching out to our community at the Rodeo Dental Back-to-School BASH

08/16/2016

More than 4 in 10 people who begin drinking at age 15 eventually become alcoholics. In the United States, more than 5,000 people under the age of 21 die each year from injuries caused by Underage Drinking! Make the right choice this upcoming school year!!

08/08/2016

¿Usted piensa que el consumo de alcohol, no afecta el cerebro de los adolescentes? ¡Piénselo de nuevo! Está comprobado que el alcohol afecta el desarrollo del cerebro adolescente de manera diferente al de un adulto. La memoria, el aprendizaje y control de los impulsos pueden verse afectados seriamente. El riesgo de la adicción aumenta dramáticamente. Asi que hable con sus hijos sobre los peligros del alcohol e incorporen en su vida, reglas claras para prevenir el consumo alcohol.