Alcohol intake among Indian teenagers rise

Abid Areacode wrote:
[quote]Alcohol consumption among teenagers in the age group of 15-19 years has increased due to absent parents, easy money, and rising stress and depression, a study says.

http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=99384[/quote]

Yes it is true and I also want to add to it that teenagers get fantasized towards the media like films, magazines etc.

It's a grave problem you have taken up for discussion.The situation is,indeed,very alarming!

I don't know how these people lead to alcoholism like these.Really a sad news to hear.

This is certainly due to pressure, High expectations resulting in failures, Lack of proper knowledge about the ill-effects of consuming alcohol at an early age and bad social circles

Parents are the first people to guide thier childrens on this matter it can lead to dangerous consequences in the later age of youngsters

A teenager's psychological make-up is a very complex one and the absence of appropriate guidance is making the problem all the more dangerous!

This is indeed alarming situation! Also the fact is that there are so many liquor and wine shops in every town adn city and there is lack of regulation prohibiting the teenagers from acquiring alcohol. This leads to ending up drinking alcohol more often!

Recently on anti drug day we conducted an anti alcohol awareness class among college students as they are more pron to this.

[quote]Recently on anti drug day we conducted an anti alcohol awareness class among college students as they are more pron to this. [/quote]

This is a nice move Abid! Tehre should be more awareness programs about it!

But the current lifestyle where a lot of focus is on weekend parties and late night disco culture, consuming alcohol is more of being a part of the hep crowd! This easily leads to addiction to alcohol! Even young girls are more increasingly drinking alcohol.

I personally know of a case of a boy who works as a help in a meat shop is an addict and so terrible is his condition that I tried to be help in overcoming this problem and initially he reacted positively but relapsed into it once again!

[quote]I personally know of a case of a boy who works as a help in a meat shop is an addict and so terrible is his condition that I tried to be help in overcoming this problem and initially he reacted positively but relapsed into it once again! [/quote]

Chinmoy, that is indeed sad but very heartening to know that people like you are taking inityiatives into such issues! As to the relapse of his addiction, I can only think of his poverty that does not give him any support system!

That's very true! He hails from a very poor family that makes it all the more difficult to come out of this vicious cycle!

Yes Chinmoy, it is a vicious cycle indeed ! also the job that he has had to everyday is less than desirable, probably to make it easier to work is why he started consuming alcohol in the first place. In India, since there are no proper facilities or gadgets to make cleaning up sewage etc easy, it is a common enough practice of the sweepers and others in this profession to consume alcohol. It dulls their senses and they are able to do their dirty jobs!

I think in the case of this boy he might have taken to it in a fit of curiosity then embraced it to escape from his merciless world!

Parents should play a key role in bringing up a child.Just providing them with hi-fi amenities alone is not enough.Spending ample time with them,trying to understand their problems and concerns are also very important. :(

Our teenagers start from simple gettogethers and lead it to mega parties.Parents should care all this while giving pocket money also.

A really serious problem indeed....Parents do need to interfere into their childrens day to day issue, need to have conversations with them daily, needs to give them time and attention....

Parental control over their wards seems to be slackening these days!

Parents are thinking about the needs of their children.But children spent them for needles !!!

This is a very disturbing news. Apparently, the problem is with children of wealthy parents who have enough money for their children but no time to look after them.

Really todays parents are striving for their children which is not at all good .