Thinking About Drinking Alcohol? 3 Things You Need to Know First | AAP

As a teen, what should you know if you’re considering drinking alcohol? Is it safe to drink? Is there anything you can do about peer pressure to drink? Pediatrician Scott Hadland gives his top three tips for young people when it comes to drinking.

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[aidikeii]

Instead of using wild excuses, say no. If your friends don't respect that, they're not your friends.

[McNuggie_]

Me sitting here watching this so drunk I take about 3 minutes typing this singular sentence.

[RangerBadger]

3. I'm always saying No to alcohol with "I'm on antibiotics right now, sorry" :)

[TeethRock]

My brother in Christ I came here for hangover advice

[MariaHammann]

The minimum in denmark is 16 years Old and in fact down to 14 if your parents let you

[levefaritov]

Im russian, abd many of my uncles died from drinking the good vodka💀💀💀💀

[lottebron]

but the minimum age here in the netherlands is actually 18

[brandonespinoza]

Good thing I am NOT an alcoholic, as most of it tastes pretty bad, as I only had a small amount on my 21st birthday, only once, and it was far worse-tasting than black licorice.

[robertgoh]

I don't believe in underage drinking.

[domazz]

Im 14 the last two days i drank every dat of them a bottle of 30 abv brandy and i did not feel anything i was a little lightheaded but i didnt feel anything else and yes today im craving some alcohol but not much but i dont how i did that

[ilove_taylor_swift]

One thing I'm scared about drinking is that if you don't sleep on your side you can vomit in your sleep and choke to death or simple stop breathing but I really wanna feel drunk you know but I don't have to worry for a few years I can't drink yet

[FancyTextEdits]

I’m drunk right now, Been drinking since i was 16… I’m 21 now.

[Acnaibkc]

A few days ago i wanted to eat a piece a chocolate, so i took a piece of chocolate from the cabinet. The chocolate looked pretty sus, but i didn't think much about it. I thought it was just the design.

So I unwrap the plastic from the piece of chocolate and I cut it in half. There was this strange dark brown liquid that came out, little did I know it as alcohol. So I took a tiny bite of the chocolate.

And for the millisecond the chocolate was on my tastebuds, i tasted something acidic. It was the alcohol in the chocolate. So I rushed to the bathroom and ran my mouth down the sink with water until the acidic taste wore of my mouth.

And yes, I threw the chocolate away in the trash can.

Moral of the story: read the ingredients before eating something. Especially sus looking chocolate.

[drsnooker]

Alcohol is gods gift to us. Drink up all day everyday.

[ANGELCRUZ-grtl]

Drank a jack daniels 750 and a don julio 375, finished all in 3 days

[enigmence]

or instead of lying you can just say “No thanks.”

[alystinoblad]

I’m 12 and had my first drink at the school dance bro… idk why I wanted it so bad…… I feel like I shouldn’t have bro

[Lord_Kratos]

Im 16 and drink since i was 15
(I had beer at 14)

[iiexffw]

Unfortunately Alcohol Poisoning Car Accident DEATHS is reality, sometimes you just have to accept reality whether we like it or not.

[dixitanupam]

Dear Doctor you have not said anything about the medical effects of Drinking like Liver Cirrhosis, Heart Disease and Mental health. And you suggest all wrong word for saying no to alcohol. Why pretending for allergy, Just say "No" We don't drink. Why can't you teach your teens good morals.