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What about alcohol makes it damaging to a teenager's mind?
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The pre-frontal cortex of the brain ( thinking center) finishes its interconnections around age 25 in males. One of the breakdown products of ethanol is formaldehyde, which is what we use to preserve tissue specimen's. It is toxic to formation of nerve cells & new nerve linkages. If you want to limit a kids thinking efficiency, kill some nerve endings.
Answered 3/31/2021
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