Find out why drinking even small amounts of alcohol is dangerous for children and teenagers by logging onto:
http://www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov/
This interactive website, which is designed for parents, caregivers and children, ages 9 through 13 years, explains that it takes only 30 seconds for a drink of alcohol to reach the brain of a young person. Permanent damage can be caused instantly.
Books and literature about alcohol abuse are on display this month in the Youth Services "On the Path to Good Health" exhibit. April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and the Youth Services exhibit for children and families is supported by Kaiser Permanente and the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends.
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