Wednesday, March 16, 2011

World's Youngest Alcoholic is 3 years old

Shocking news coming out of Britian. A 3-year-old toddler has been hospitalized and is being treated for alcoholism.
The un-named toddler is thought to have been given booze repeatedly for six months and would have suffered withdrawal symptoms of shakes and wild mood swings. The youngster was among 13 children under 12 diagnosed alcoholic by the Heart of England NHS Trust between 2008 and 2010. Nicolay Sorensen, of Alcohol Concern, said: "To be diagnosed alcoholic, it's possible this child would have shown a physical dependency. "They would have had to ingest enough to cause withdrawal symptoms. It is a horrifying case." Alcohol awareness group Drinkaware said childhood boozing could disrupt brain development. Last month, a girl of eight from Dundee was identified as the youngest alcoholic. She had started raiding her parents' drinks and then developed "a serious problem", getting "steaming drunk" four or five times a week. In the area where the three-year-old lives 106 13-16 year-olds were treated over booze.
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We hope DFYS has been called and the parents sterilized.
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