The above table corroborates that Whites tops the list of teenage drinking. Government should take initiatives to educate particularly among whites about the evils of drinking. How the health issue can present itself in the classroom and/or at home? If a fellow student is alcoholic, his colleagues may witness that he turns to be a poor scorer, frequent abstainer, may have some serious health problems. Parents may be worried over their wards binge drinking as it may affect his or her future.
Further, parents may be worried over the irate behavior, stealing habits and deteriorating health of their wards. School or college teachers should educate their students about the dangers of binge drinking. Many research studies unravel that children who are vulnerable to family violence and if their parents are alcoholic, then children may be indulged in binge drinking. Hence, parents should see that their behavior does not push their wards to become an addict to alcohol. National agencies that are fighting against teenage drinking:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. [NIAAA]. www. niaaa. nih. gov National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 5635, Fishers Lane, MSC, 9304, Bethesda, MD, 20892. Phone No: 301-443-3860 E-mail address- niaaweeb-r@exchange-nih. gov 2. www. child. net/drugalc. htm – a U. S. National Children’s Coalition –Alcohol and other drug information for teens. A. A. World Services, Inc P. O Box 459, New York -10163 Phone – [212] 870-3400 E-mail- :lindenberger@centurytel. net How binge drinking evils can be integrated into curriculum syllabus?
Evils due to binge drinking can be integrated into science subject by enumerating how drinking affect the decision making power of the mind and how unsafe sex with drinking makes one to contract HIV or sexually transmitted diseases and also how binge drinking causes cirrhosis due to damage in the liver of an individual.
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