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It is likely most readers know someone or they are the someone who has personally experienced alcohol's harm to others | secondhand drinking. The tragedy is we hardly talk about it in ways that can change the lives of those affected -- especially the lives of children. In other words, we hardly talk about it in ways that can prevent, intervene, or treat adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Alcohol’s Harm to Others | Secondhand Drinking and the ACEs Connection One of the 10 ACEs measured in...

The other not often talked about negative effect of alcohol is mothers who drink while pregnant, causing permanent brain damage to the child. This in turn effects everyone who cares for and interacts with the child.

You are so right, Katrina!! The fact that an infant comes out with the ability to breathe, sleep, suck, pee, poop, heart beat, open/close eyes...means brain development is occurring en utero, because EVERYTHING a person (infant, child, teen, adult) does requires neural networks (cell-to-cell communications processes). Thanks for sharing your comment and this post. Lisa