Party at Joey’s! I’ll bring the keg! It’s gonna be off the hook.

Pretty much every teen knows what alcohol looks like, how it’s packaged, and how it makes you feel. But what a lot of teens don’t realize is that alcohol is a drug. Its scientific name is ethyl alcohol and it is classified as a depressant, the same drug class as a barbiturate or tranquilizer. Alcohol is unique because it is legal for adults to buy and drink and is widely accepted in our culture. In fact, alcohol is the most popular drug among youth and adults in our country.

Sadly, alcohol is also one of the most deadly drugs available to our youth today. The leading cause of death among teens in this country is alcohol-related traffic accidents. Alcohol also causes heart disease, high blood pressure, liver damage, brain damage, and many other health problems. Alcohol is an addictive drug. The medical term for this addiction is called alcoholism. It strikes all ages groups; about ten percent of the population will develop the disease.

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L O C A LRESOURCES

Twin County Alcohol and Substance Abuse
428 West Main Street
Catskill, NY 12414
518-943-2744

Alcoholics Anonymous
P.O. Box 376
Catskill, NY 12414
518-943-9394

Al-Anon Family Groups or Alateen
P.O. Box 14313
Albany, NY 12212-4313
518-292-0577

Albany Citizens Council on Alcoholism abd other Chemical Dependencies Inc.
P.O. Box 4007
Albany, NY 12204
518-465-5470
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N A T I O N A LRESOURCES

Alcoholics Anonymous
475 Riverside Drive
11th Floor
New York, NY 10115
(Street Address)

Alcoholics Anonymous
Grand Central Station
P.O. Boz 459
New York, NY 10163
(Mailing Address)

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
6000 Executive Boulevard - Willco Building
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7003

National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information
P.O. Box 2395
Rockville, MD 20847
1-800-729-6686

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Hotline
1-800-729-6686

 

 

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