Dr Aaron White from the US National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is in Australia to help launch a new campaign by the group DrinkWise.
He says it is during adolescence that the most harm can be done to a person’s brain.
“Whenever the brain is changing it can be stifled by alcohol, and there’s an incredible amount of brain development during the adolescence years,” he said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/28/2555095.htm?site=news
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