The baby may have been deprived of oxygen during a
prolonged delivery, had the
brain compressed in the birth canal, or suffered a blunt force
trauma during a delivery that required a forceps extraction.
Excessive drinking in adolescence can cause substantial harm to individuals and is associated with future alcohol - related problems.1 — 3 Drinking in adolescence is particularly risky because it is much more likely to be heavy and episodic (binge).4, 5 Excessive drinking during adolescence, while the
brain is still developing, can be a major cause of
trauma, physical injuries, hospitalisation,
prolonged disability and premature death.1 — 3, 6 Alcohol contributes substantially to motor vehicle collisions, homicides, suicide, assault, sexual risk - taking and many other problems in Canada and the USA.7 — 16