Adolescents and Alcohol

This bachelor work is called {\clq}qAlcoholism by adolescents``. It describes how relation of teenagers to alcohol is influenced by society, family, their free time and peers. In a particular chapter of this work each factor is described. Alcoholism has been a social problem for many years. Alcohol is very dangerous chemical substance especially for adolescents, because the addiction makes up faster and infleunces their health more seriously than the health of the adults. After some drinks usual behaviour may be changed, the person can lose inhibition or starts talking more freely. On the other hand, he or she may become aggresive or depressed. In the worse situation a man may come to comatose or a man can even die. The studies have shown that teenagers who abuse alcohol {--} in comparison with some of their peers - have problems with memory, learning and other brain activities. However if the drinking continues auting young adulthood, the damage of brain may grow and become too dangerous. It can lead to the brain disorder. Alcohol is regarded being a tolerated soft drug in the Czech Republic. Therefore alcohol is available for adolescents. Teenagers can often find it at home.That´s why family enviroment connected with upbriginng can be one of the most important factors which influences consumation of alcohol by adolescents. The object of this research was the first contact of teenagers with alcohol. At what opportunity they drink alcohol at the present time, how often they drink and how they spend their leissure time. Whether they spend their leissure time only with their friends or with their parents too. Research was provided by the questionnaire form. The target group was the pupils who were from fifteen till twenty years old. Research showed, that the most of teenagers had tasted alcohol before they were fifteen years old. Today they regularly drink alcohol once a week and half of them spend their free time with friends and half of them with their family