Offer alcohol to a teenager? This gesture does not shock the French, according to a survey conducted by the BVA, it is an accepted fact, and 4 out of 10 parents have already forced their teenager to try alcohol. Average age of first family experience: 14 years. Is it too early? Does alcohol pose special risks for young people? Should initiation take place within the family? Le Figaro to mention the point.
One thing is clear for experts. the brain is not mature until the age of 23, and therefore a teenager is less equipped than an adult to handle alcohol. “At a very acute level, half a glass of champagne is not immediately dangerous.”, reassures Professor Nicolas Simon, specialist in drug addiction at the Marseille University Hospital and head of the poison control center in the Pace-Corsica region. On the other hand, “The feeling of poisoning will be…
Source: Le Figaro
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