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What happens if a 16 year old drank for the first time?

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Dr. Keith Ramsey answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine

Alcohol: It would be a good time to sit down and have a discussion about alcohol and why it is not good for a developing brain. Teens have been experimenting with alcohol since the beginning of time. Try to make the discussion educational as opposed to punitive.

Answered 12/14/2013

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What happens if a 16 year old drank for the first time?

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