Effects of Cigarettes, Drugs & Alcohol on a Teen's Brain

Drug, alcohol, and cigarette use during the formative teenage and young adult years destroys the brain. There is no denying the reality. If you need proof, these 3-D surface views of drug, alcohol, and cigarette users' brains -- acquired by SPECT imaging looking at cerebral blood flow and metabolism -- should convince you.

Dr. Daniel Amen is offering Mid-Morning listeners who purchase the poster a $3.00 discount. Use the code Henslin50 when ordering at Dr. Amen's website.

On the blog, it's difficult to read the poster's text which identifies each brain. Here's the who and what:

TOP LEFT                 TOP MIDDLE                  TOP RIGHT

3 years of meth use  4 years of alcohol use     2 years of marijuana use

Age 22                        Age 21                                Age 16

 

MIDDLE

Healthy 16-year-olds' brains

                                    

BOTTOM LEFT              BOTTOM MIDDLE         BOTTOM RIGHT

3 years of cocaine use    6 years of inhalant use     3 years of smoking

Age 22                              Age 24                                  Age 16

 

 

 

 

Thanks to Dr. Daniel Amen for giving us permission to include his poster on the Mid-Morning blog. Listen to the October 4th Mid-Morning featuring Dr. Earl Henslin for an informative discussion about the effects of drugs on the brain.

 

 

Dr. Earl Henslin is making his e-book Intervention available to WBCL listeners for FREE at his website. Use the Coupon Code DRHENSLIN. Thanks, Dr. Henslin, for caring about the WBCL family!