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NM PED - Supplemental Education Services Video Clip of Smashed: Youth, Brains and Alcohol New Mexico is highest in the nation in use of alcohol before age 13. This documentary examines recent brain research that indicates binge drinking during adolescence can have lifelong negative effects. Through the program we hear from brain research experts, counselors and youth who discuss the reasons for concern and ways we can all help. The program highlights how the brain is affected by alcohol assault, the effect of alcohol on athletic performance and how advertising influences not only decisions about alcohol consumption but its influence on how we think alcohol affects our behavior.