泰星mikepattaradet:青少年为什么喝酒

为什么青少年会去喝酒?

Why do teenagers drink alcohol? And what do they find so good about it?

为什么青少年会去喝酒呢?他们喝酒时得到什么益处?

Teenagers, like adults, drink alcohol for many different reasons, although some of them are different for teens. Your question is on teens and so I'll restrict my answer to that population.

青少年和成人类似,有各种各样的喝酒原因,但成人喝酒有些原因与青少年的不同.既然题目问的是青少年,我也只回答关于青少年的原因

Teens are more likely to start experimenting with drinking if they have parents who drink, if they have friends who are also drinking, and if their parents don't give them clear messages about not drinking outside the house (if they are allowed to drink some wine with dinner, for instance).

以下青少年喝酒的几率更大,或是父母喝酒,或是他们的朋友喝酒,或者父母不明确告知他们不要在外喝酒(比如允许他们晚餐时喝些葡萄酒)  

Also, alcohol is a powerful drug and changes how you feel. Some of the initial sensations at lower blood alcohol levels are pleasant and it is this sensation that many teens, as well as adults, seek. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. So if you're tense or uptight, drinking some alcohol will, at least initially, reduce some of that tension and help you "chill out." There are many other reasons why teens drink but to answer in depth would take an entire book. If you're concerned about some of your friends' drinking, consider talking with an adult in whom you can confide.

同时,酒精是很容易上瘾的,让人欲罢不能.某些时候,血液中酒精含量较低时感觉是很美妙的,这种感觉也是青少年(以及成人)所寻求的。酒精是中枢神经系统的镇静剂.这样如果你感到紧张或焦虑,喝些酒会减少紧张感(至少开始时如此),帮你镇静下来.青少年喝酒还有很多别的原因,但深度回答这个问题非得整本书不可.如果你关心某些朋友的喝酒问题,考虑和一个你信赖的成人交谈一下。

Also, if you yourself are a teen, consider talking with an adult you trust or a counselor.  Drinking, especially heavy drinking (4 or more for women, 5 or more for men) can significantly increase your risk for alcohol-related problems and health problems. Yes, even at your age.

如果你本人就是个青少年,考虑和你所信赖的成人交谈,或与顾问交谈.喝酒,特别是酗酒(女性4瓶以上,男性5瓶以上)会极大的增加酒精伤害的风险以及健康问题.是的,即使你是个青少年也一样受到伤害

Whatever you do, don't drink anything and drive.  The risk of being in a fatal crash is much higher at much lower blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) for drivers under 21 years of age.  Here's a graph that shows the risk by age and BACs).

无论如何,不要酒后驾车,哪怕血液酒精浓度低得多,21岁以下的青少年车毁人亡的风险还是要比成人高得多.(下面是个图片显示了年龄和血液酒精浓度。)

图片 载人汽车事故中酒驾司机的性别,年龄与相关风险

If you're a parent reading this, there's new data (May, 2010) on parental attitudes and teen drinking at http://tinyurl.com/2uggdle Rather than paraphrase their conclusions I've cut and pasted them here:

如果你是孩子的父母,这里有2010年5月的数据,http://tinyurl.com/2uggdle,关于父母态度和孩子饮酒的关系,我没有删改原文,直接粘贴如下:

Significant relationships were found between young people's drinking behaviours and perceptions of risk and protective factors in the family environment. Parental monitoring was strongly associated with family closeness and appeared to form one part of a parenting style of more general communication and regulation of children's behaviour.

"我们发现,年轻人饮酒行为、风险认知和家庭环境中的保护性因素密切相关。父母的监管情况与家庭亲密度有很大关系,似乎成了父母行为模式的一部分,决定了对孩子行为的沟通管理"

Findings support the need for alcohol misuse prevention interventions which address risk and protective factors within the family setting. Timing of such prevention work should be related both to the development of family relationships and the age at which young people begin drinking alcohol.

研究结果表明,需要预防酗酒,在家庭环境里解决风险,提高保护性因素.这种预防工作的开始时间应与家庭关系的情况相关,同时和孩子开始喝酒的年龄相关