1. ALCOHOL
By Paula, Noa, Javier and María

2. What is alcohol?
Alcohol is a drug
created when grains,
fruits and vegetables
are fermented.
So if alcohol is made
from natural
ingredients, why is it
so bad if you drink a
lot?
Alcohol is absorbed into
the bloodstream.
From here, it affects
the Central Nervous
System, which
controls all body
functions.

4. DISEASES CAUSED BY
ALCOHOL
 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: When you are
pregnant and you drink alcohol, the baby
can become deformed or even die.
 Alcoholic Neuropathy: When you drink
alcohol and it makes you act foolish.
 Alcoholic Cerebellar Degeneration: When
you drink alcohol and the neurons in your
brain die.
 Alcoholic Myopathy: When alcohol
damages your heart. Alcoholic myopathy
can cause death.

5. The Effects of Alcohol in
Teenagers
 Drinking alcohol during your teenage years is very
bad.
 The average age that the teenagers start drinking
alcohol is around 13-14.
 The main reason why teenagers start drinking
alcohol is because of peer pressure. When a
teenager is in a group of friends that start to drink a
lot of alcohol, he or she feels separated from them.
He or she might try drinking a little bit to fit in, but
then he or she may start to like drinking alcohol a
lot. This is why we have to be sure to say “no” to
drinking.

6. ONGs to Help with Alcohol Problems
There are many non-profit
organizations (ONGs) to
help you with alcohol. Their
job is to teach you about
what can happen if you
drink a lot.
If you are addicted to
alcohol, there is a point at
which your body needs to
drink lots of alcohol per
day and you can no longer
tolerate that amount.
These are some ONGs:
 Free Association of
Alcohol
 Fulgencio Benítez
Foundation
 CERMA