Risky Business Because adolescents’ brains are still developing, youth take more risks with alcohol and cannabis. They act impulsively and don’t recognize that their actions have consequences. Alcohol is especially attractive to young people because it reduces social anxiety and inhibitions. These same characteristics also make them much more vulnerable to taking risks, like getting into a car with someone who is impaired.
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When it Comes to Alcohol & Cannabis
Teens may hear that drinking alcohol or using cannabis is risky, but their own experiences and observations often carry more weight. They might think,
“My parents or older siblings have done it, and nothing bad happened to them.”
Adolescents also tend to believe that negative consequences happen to other people—not to them.
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