THE BELOW IS FROM "GOD'S LINCHPIN"

Several studies on the problems of maturing have cautioned against the use of alcohol by children and young people. These have been based on the accepted thesis that the average person does not fully mature until they are about 25 years of age. Insurance Companies are concerned about the young and immature driver and for this reason the insurance rates are extremely high until the driver becomes 26 years of age. The maturing process revolves around the development of a small but vital organ located in the brain. This organ known as the hypothalamus, is vitally effected by alcoholic beverages be they beer, wine or liquor. The eminent Dr. Jorge Valles, M.D., a psychiatrist extensively involved in therapy work with alcoholics and vitally concerned as to "what causes the alcoholic" points out in his book "From Social Drinking to Alcoholism" that: "The younger the age at which an individual starts to ingest alcohol, the greater the chances that he will develop into a chronic alcoholic. For the action of the alcohol is channeled directly toward the adolescent's imbalanced hypothalamus and autonomic nervous system, thereby obstructing his emotional maturation on both psychological and physiological levels. The regular or frequent ingestion during adolescence may produce a permanent imbalance of the hypothalamus and a concomitant irreversible malfunctioning of the autonomic nervous system, thereby leading to the development of chronic alcoholism. In brief, the direct action of the alcohol on the hypothalamus produces chronic alcoholism." (End God's Linchpin)
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