The Risks of Alcohol for Teens: Protecting Your Health & Future

Alcohol can have serious negative effects on teenagers' physical and mental health, including:

- Increased risk of accidents and injuries

- Impaired judgment

- Unwanted sexual experiences

- Risk of addiction

- Increased risk of unprotected sex

- Liver and heart damage

- Academic and social problems

- Mental health problems, including depression and anxiety

- Alcohol poisoning, which can be fatal

In addition, teenagers who drink alcohol are more likely to:

- Drop out of school

- Get into trouble with the law

- Become involved in violent behavior

- Develop alcohol-related problems as adults

For these reasons, it is important for teenagers to say no to alcohol.