Alcohol abuse among youth under the legal age limit is more common than many—especially parents—would like to think. From Irvine, Calif. to the East Coast, regardless of what the legal drinking age may be, there are people who consume alcohol years before it is legally allowed, potentially resulting in addiction and admittance into rehab centers.
A recent study has revealed a surprising risk factor, finding that young girls who experience puberty at an earlier age are at a higher risk of abusing alcohol when they are in their teenage years.
The Study’s Parameters
Florida Atlantic University in Fort Lauderdale conducted a study in central Sweden of 957 girls between the ages of 12 and 14. The study was conducted over a period of four years. 20 percent of the girls in the study got their first period before the age of 12, which is considered to be early.
Parents and Their Daughters
The age in which girls hit puberty was not the only factor tested in this study. Parent involvement was also taken into account. The level of parent involvement was measured based on the perception of the subjects, themselves. The level of alcohol abuse was measured from when the girls were in seventh to tenth grade.
According to Fox News, for girls who experienced puberty in early years of their lives and had little parent involvement in their lives, alcohol abuse was reported to increase by 234 percent—alarming figures for parents in Irvine and elsewhere hoping to keep their children out of rehab centers.
A Possible Explanation
Dr. Terrill Bravender wrote an editorial on the study’s findings shortly after they were released. He tried to make sense of this correlation and the amount of freedom parents give their children saying, “They may assume that their early-maturing daughters are more grown up than they really are, or the increased autonomy granting may be due to parents’ ‘learned helplessness.’”
The Severity of Alcoholism
Alcohol abuse can have very serious consequences, placing many young adults and teens in Irvine and elsewhere in rehab centers in the hopes of overcoming their addictions before they spiral out of control.
Jordan Lee is a health writer reporter for Fusion 360, an SEO and content marketing agency. Information provided by Miramar Recovery Center. Follow on Twitter
A recent study has revealed a surprising risk factor, finding that young girls who experience puberty at an earlier age are at a higher risk of abusing alcohol when they are in their teenage years.
The Study’s Parameters
Florida Atlantic University in Fort Lauderdale conducted a study in central Sweden of 957 girls between the ages of 12 and 14. The study was conducted over a period of four years. 20 percent of the girls in the study got their first period before the age of 12, which is considered to be early.
Parents and Their Daughters
The age in which girls hit puberty was not the only factor tested in this study. Parent involvement was also taken into account. The level of parent involvement was measured based on the perception of the subjects, themselves. The level of alcohol abuse was measured from when the girls were in seventh to tenth grade.
According to Fox News, for girls who experienced puberty in early years of their lives and had little parent involvement in their lives, alcohol abuse was reported to increase by 234 percent—alarming figures for parents in Irvine and elsewhere hoping to keep their children out of rehab centers.
A Possible Explanation
Dr. Terrill Bravender wrote an editorial on the study’s findings shortly after they were released. He tried to make sense of this correlation and the amount of freedom parents give their children saying, “They may assume that their early-maturing daughters are more grown up than they really are, or the increased autonomy granting may be due to parents’ ‘learned helplessness.’”
The Severity of Alcoholism
Alcohol abuse can have very serious consequences, placing many young adults and teens in Irvine and elsewhere in rehab centers in the hopes of overcoming their addictions before they spiral out of control.
Jordan Lee is a health writer reporter for Fusion 360, an SEO and content marketing agency. Information provided by Miramar Recovery Center. Follow on Twitter