http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Many studies have reported that the earlier the age at first drink (AFD) the higher the chances of that person developing later drinking-related problems. However, it is unclear why consuming small quantities at an early age should lead to later problems. A new study of linkages between AFD and problem behaviors – smoking, marijuana use, injuries, fights, and low academic performance – among 15-year-olds has found that early drunkenness was a risk factor rather than an early AFD. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-early-drunkenness-riskier-age-problem.html Addiction Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:00:01 EST news274696385 (Medical Xpress)—Binge drinking is seen as normal by young people living in the North East, a new study has shown http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-attitude-alcohol.html Addiction Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:28:51 EST news265458526 A group of researchers from the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) and from the INAD (Hospital del Mar Neuropsychiatry and Addictions Institute) has participated in an international study aiming to give a general overview at a chemical, pharmacological and behavioural level of a recently appeared new chemical compound, according to the Recreational Drugs European Network, as a new abused drug: methoxetamine (MXE). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-internet-drugs-health.html Health Tue, 08 May 2012 09:59:31 EST news255689950 School prevention programs aimed at curbing alcohol misuse in children are somewhat helpful, enough so to deserve consideration for widespread use, according to a large, international systematic review. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-school-based-curb-alcohol-misuse.html Health Wed, 11 May 2011 10:58:02 EST news224330270 Researchers at Queen's University have found a strong association between computer and Internet use in adolescents and engagement in multiple-risk behaviours (MRB), including illicit drug use, drunkenness and unprotected sex. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-adolescents.html Health Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:02:35 EST news222966114