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HELP THE FUTRE OF TEENS

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MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES? UNDERAGE DRINKING DRUG USE IN TEENS
 table of contents
02 table of contents

03 underage drinking
the risks and affects of

underage drinking

04 teens using drugs

the dangers of taking

drugs and how to let go

of drugs

05 mental health for teens

how to help the people

around you with mental

health

06 bibliography
websites

this article shows how

teens can be effected and
the risks it causes in the
teens life.
 WHAT IS UNDERAGE
DRINKING

U nderage drinking is identified as illegally drinking.

this means that you are drinking under the legal age
of 18. drinking underage has major affects on the
the teen life 4% of teen through the age of 12-17
consume alcohol in Australia. under age drinking has
now become a popular activity to do. some may find
this a 'cool' or 'fun' activity however they don't know
the harm they are putting on them selves.

underage
drinking
AFFECTS OF UNDERAGE
DRINKING
Under age drinking can be risky for the
following reasons damage to the brain.
When drinking at a young age it can
affect the brain and can cause
permanent damage. Doing this can cause
fuzzy memories or blackouts after
drinking underage. This is because the
teens brain is still developing. Did you
know that studies have shown that a
part of your brain called the
hippocampus can get smaller the more
you drink at a young age. Under age
drinking can also cause larger problems
later in life. This could be having an
addiction when an adult. Having an
addiction to drinking alcohol as an adult
can change your social life this can also
lead to behaviour changes and abuse.
HARM MINIMISATION
FOR UNDERAGE
DRINKING
whether teenagers decide to
avoid risks such as not
drinking lots of alcohol,
drinking 1 drink or
unfortunately decide to still
take the risk, they can take
some action to make the risk
less dangerous. These harm
minimisation strategies can
include slowly decreasing the
amount of drinks that they
intake then slowly stop
drinking. Another harm
minimisation strategy is
talking to a professional about
what will work for you.
 drug use
in teens

WHAT IS DRUG RISKS FROM TAKING

USE DRUGS

D rug use can be described
as illegal drugs that are
misused and then people
that use the drugs get
harmed. Drug use is also
when someone uses an
excessive amount of
drugs. 15% of teens have
tried drugs in Australia
per year.
Drug use can be risky for the following
reasons you can overdose and that can
lead to other more serious effects on
you both mentally and physically. Teen
or adult, taking drugs is a huge risk.
When taking an illegal substance you
are not only putting a risk on yourself
physically but your reputation.
Breaking the law. This is the main issue
when taking illegal substances. Records
of this will be held across your name. If
you are a minor a consequence could
be being suspended or expelled from
school/ education services.

HARM MINIMISATION
Whether teenagers decide to avoid risks such as consuming drugs or unfortunately
decide to still take the risk, they can take some action to make the risk less dangerous.
These harm minimisation strategy can include listening to your instinct if you feel
unsure on consuming the drugs, listening to your instinct and leaving the drug. Talk to
a trusted adult, (close friend, parent, guardian
or a trusteed adult). Tell them what you are going to be consuming and let them check
up on you. (taking a smaller amount if consuming a drug). This will help you in case of
an emergency.

RISKS FROM HAVING
MENTAL HEALTH?
Mental health becomes a
risk when a person develops
bad thoughts and unhealthy
routines. These unhealthy
routines could include
having a bad mindset and
not wanting or having the
energy to do daily activities.
This will affect a person both
physically but emotionally.
Sleep cycle will most likely
happen when a person is
dealing with mental health.
Staying up late on social
media and doing other
activities to personally deal
with mental health.
mental health
in teens
WHAT IS MENTAL
HEALTH?
Mental health affects a
person's social wellbeing,
and their emotions. This
affects how the person
acts, feels and thinks.
Mental health is
important to look at from
a young age to adulthood.
it is shown that one in 5
teens are affected with
mental health problems
per year
HARM MINIMISATION
Whether teenagers decide to avoid risks
such as mental health or unfortunately
decide to still take the risk, they can take
some action to make the risk less
dangerous. These harm minimisation
strategies can include talking to a
councillor. These people are trained to
help you and give you staridiges to help
fix your mental health. This could
include a medical routine, looking at
appointments and never skipping them.
This will help you get back on your feet
and start practicing good routines.
BIBLIOGRAPHY underage drinking:
https://www.alcoholbeveragesaustralia.org.au/information/un
derage-
drinking/#:~:text=The%20Australian%20alcohol%20beverages
%20industry,alcohol%20from%20family%20and%20friends.

drug use:
https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/conn
ect/public+content/sa+health+internet/healthy
+living/is+your+health+at+risk/the+risks+of+usi
ng+drugs

https://www.health.gov.au/health-
topics/drugs/drugs-and-young-people

https://adf.org.au/insights/reducing-the-risks-
of-drugs/

mental health:
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/what-is-
mental-health

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/ServicesAn
dSupport/types-of-mental-health-issues-and-illnesses