{"id":50,"date":"2019-10-01T09:14:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T09:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/?p=50"},"modified":"2022-05-20T09:25:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T09:25:13","slug":"do-you-know-the-real-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/do-you-know-the-real-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Know the Real Facts?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"50\" class=\"elementor elementor-50\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af22951 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af22951\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e157a98\" data-id=\"e157a98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee37e14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee37e14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There seems to be a lot of mystique surrounding the youth with the facts about underage drinking and marijuana. You may know some teens who drink. You may even have tried it yourself. But the truth is three out of four teens don\u2019t drink. For the month of October MADD Texas is helping educate teens around the state about the facts and sometimes dire consequences that come from underage drinking and marijuana use. We are going to bust some myths that teens may believe or have been told are true. Young people who begin drinking at 15 are six times more likely to become alcohol dependent or even abuse alcohol later in life.\u00a0 Teens really do hold the power to take a stand against underage drinking.\u00a0 Here are some myths we are breaking with the facts.<\/p><p>MYTH 1.\u00a0\u00a0I can drink and handle myself just fine. I am very mature for my age.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fdb01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03fdb01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-girls-768x768-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-52\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-girls-768x768-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-girls-768x768-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-girls-768x768-1.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81c1475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81c1475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FACT: While you may be mature for your age, your brain is not.\u00a0\u00a0It is not maturity, its biology.\u00a0 The young body cannot handle alcohol the way an adult one can. (NIAAA)\u00a0\u00a0 Alcohol impairs judgement and reflexes. It increases the chances that you will make terrible choices that you never would have made sober. (NSDUH)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>MYTH 2:\u00a0<\/em>If I needed too, I could sober up quickly. There are lots of ways to make that happen!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ccd7f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ccd7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-sad-1-768x768-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-53\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-sad-1-768x768-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-sad-1-768x768-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-sad-1-768x768-1.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a6ceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03a6ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>FACT:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Time is the ONLY thing that can sober a person up. Alcohol is a water soluble drug. In order for your body to get back to normal and your brain be able to get back to its normal self, the body needs to flush out the bad. Coffee only creates a wide awake drunk and a shower only creates a wet one.\u00a0 (NIH)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>MYTH 3:\u00a0<\/em>Hey, it\u2019s just a little alcohol. What\u2019s the harm? It\u2019s not all THAT dangerous.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62fa1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d62fa1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-300x300-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-300x300-1.png 300w, https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-300x300-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1481ca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1481ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>FACT:\u00a0<\/em>Every year over 4,300 youth die as a result of underage drinking (CDC). Additionally, the younger youth start drinking, the higher the likelihood for developing alcohol dependence later in life. (SAMSHA)<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Myths on Marijuana<\/strong><\/p><p><em>MYTH 1:\u00a0<\/em>Marijuana is safer than other drugs like alcohol because it is not addictive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b27605f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b27605f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-fun-768x768-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-54\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-fun-768x768-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-fun-768x768-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-fun-768x768-1.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb186cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb186cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>FACT:\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>The main active ingredient in marijuana, THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), stimulates brain cells to release the chemical dopamine, which creates a feeling of pleasure.\u00a01 in 11 adults who use marijuana become addicted. And the younger someone starts smoking, the higher the risk.\u00a0<u>One in six\u00a0<\/u>people who start in their teens will become addicted.\u00a0 (NIDA)\u00a0 In 2010 aver 1 million people received treatment for marijuana use. (SAMHSA)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>MYTH 2:\u00a0<\/em>I study better high.\u00a0 I feel more focused.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-175ea2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"175ea2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/Teenstalking-200x300-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:150%;max-width:200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4851c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4851c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><i>FACT:<\/i>\u00a0 THC affects a part of the brain called the hippocampus, which is necessary for learning. These affects can last long after the \u201chigh\u201d is gone. In fact, college students who use are much more likely to drop out than those who do not.<\/strong><\/p><p>MYTH 3: I am a better driver when I am high. It just helps to relax me.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5bad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e5bad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-sad-768x768-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-55\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-sad-768x768-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-sad-768x768-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/madd.org\/texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2019\/10\/POY-teens-IG-sad-768x768-1.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec4bbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eec4bbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>FACT:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Driving is a divided attention task. THC mutes the senses needed to drive safely and the ability to react to changing dangers while driving. (NHTSA) Some of the effects experienced by drivers are: slower reactions, lane weaving, decreased coordination, and difficulty reacting to signals and sounds on the road.<\/p><p>Mothers Against Drunk Driving<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Texas are encouraging teens to know the facts, and then decide to refrain from underage drinking and drug use! With all the noise out there, sometimes it is tough to know fact from fiction.\u00a0 MADD focuses this month on educating youth and parents about the truth around alcohol, marijuana, and the teen body.<\/p><p>For more information go\u00a0<a class=\"text-red\" href=\"http:\/\/www.powerofyouth.com\/\">http:\/\/www.powerofyouth.com<\/a><\/p><p>Like us on\u00a0<a class=\"text-red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MADDTexas\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/p><p>Follow us on\u00a0<a class=\"text-red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/madd.texas\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There seems to be a lot of mystique surrounding the youth with the facts about underage drinking and marijuana. You may know some teens who drink. 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