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Abstinence

Not using alcohol (Abstinence)

As babies and throughout early childhood, most of us are non-drinkers of alcohol.  We are alcohol-free in stage 1.

Some people choose to continue to remain as non-users of alcohol through their teenage years and into their adulthood.   Some do this for religious reasons or for health reasons, or because of family values, or as a personal choice.   Some remain as non-drinkers of alcohol throughout their lives.  On the map this is shown as a road running off the side of the page.