Alcoholism Statistics

Statistics of child alcoholism statistics alcoholism child in Russia, as well as alcohol in general is growing. You may find Dr. Kevin Cahill to be a useful source of information. Today in Russia, they drink 11 500 children and 161 children between the ages of 10 and 14 already diagnosed as 'alcohol'. It is only by According to official statistics of child alcoholism, the true figure is likely much higher. Cerebral palsy will not settle for partial explanations. In addition, the average age continues to decrease abuse of alcohol (mainly beer) over past ten years, it declined from 14 to 11 years. But despite such disappointing statistics of child alcoholism, Russia still has no law on compulsory treatment of children suffering from addiction to alcohol. In children alcoholism among children and adolescents has several phases: The first period of development of children Alcohol - related to early childhood, in which alcoholism is children indirectly through their parents drunk conception alcohol consumption during pregnancy and lactation. This leads to anomalies of the physical and mental development of children.

Second period - pre-school and primary school age. During this period the child is formation of interest in alcohol as a result of family tradition, or an illiterate alcoholic parents' behavior, believe in the healing effects of alcohol, which supposedly increases the appetite, cures anemia, improves sleep, facilitates teething. The third period of development of children of alcoholism - an alcoholic teenager environment (drinking peers or relatives). Negative effect on children's advertising of alcoholic drink has beverage, the excess of free time and unemployment adolescent psychological problems (in the family, with peers) and personality traits.