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10 year old drinking...!
My friend Viktor, is 10 (I'm 14). He has informed me that he has started to drink alcohol (he's 10). And I'm really worried because it's only 10.
Can anyone tell me about the impact of alcohol (cuz i havn't really tried myself) and what I should say to him? Please help!
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omgg wow he is waaaay to young!!where did he even get alcohol from at such a young age?umm the impacts especially on such a young kid is it totally destroys brain cells which can lead to brain diseases,it can toxicate(poison) your liver,alcoholic drinks also have alot of sugar which can also lead to diabetes,and worse of all if he gets addicted to it...he wont know how to stop unless he goes to rehab!!
i suggest you TELL HIS PARENTS or teachers as soon as possible if you really care about your freinds health!!
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It's awesome that you are concerned for your friend and that you are doing the smart thing, you should be very proud of yourself for that! Ussually until the age of 21-25 (give or take a few years), our brains are still growing and developing inside of us. When alcohol is consumed, it impairs our brains. Now even you can take an educated guess that if your brain is still growing, and you mess with it, there is a serious risk of permanant damage. It's just like if you have a flower that is still growing, and you pour acid on it (somthing that would impair it's growth) the flower will obviously get damaged, or even die. Now our brains are MUCH more complex and obviously alcohol won't kill us at an instant, but basically, that's really what it is doing to you inside of your body. Alcohol is Poison, plain and simple. Another effect of alcohol is damage to the liver, basically our bodies "waste" dump. The liver filters out many harmful bacteria that our body doesn't need. Alcohol is a harmful substance, so the liver must work twice as hard to filter out the dangerous substances. Eventually, this leads to the liver being damaged, which causes it to turn a nasty brown in color and grow. Did you ever hear of a beer belly? That's what it is, an enlarged liver within somebodys body, that looks like a large bubble. Trust me, you definitley want to talk your friend out of alcohol, especially thhat young. The earlier you start, the easier it is to get addicted and someday, become an alcoholic. I really hope you can talk him out of it, wish you lots of luck! Dave
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Its really a bad idea to start drinking at a young age, especially that young. Sit him down and talk to him about it, let him know that you are worried. Its a very dangerous situation, while it takes adults about two years to become alcoholics it only takes teens two weeks, and considering he isn't even a teen yet, his brain could be effected by it even more. That is a real statistic.
Considering that he is that young as well, he may not understand the impact of what he said and elaborating a little. Its fairly normal for your parents to let you have a sip of wine at a formal function now and then, but if he is talking about getting liquor on his own... then I'd advise you to talk to either your parents or his. If you want more advice at all, or have more questions please feel free to email me!
-CalamitySami
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