News tagged with underage drinking


Drunk driving not the only way alcohol leads to teen deaths, study says

(HealthDay)—Less than one-third of the 4,700 annual underage drinking-related deaths in the United States result from road crashes, according to a new study.

Health created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smtg to think abt: Texting could help reduce teen drinking

Fourteen-year-old Sophia, an eighth-grader in Miami-Dade County, sends her first text at 7:30 a.m. On school nights, her phone is turned off at 10:30 p.m. But in those 15 hours in between, she sends or receives ...

Health created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

1 in 4 in U.S. starts drinking before turning 21, report states

(HealthDay)—Underage drinking in the United States remains a serious public health issue, a new federal government report shows.

Health created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Online alcohol threat to Britain's youth revealed

(Medical Xpress) -- A new report published last week, by independent auditors of underage sales Serve Legal and Plymouth University, warns that online alcohol sales and purchasing by friends and family are creating a significant ...

Health created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TV alcohol advertising may play role in underage drinking

Minors who were familiar with television alcohol advertisements were more likely to have tried alcoholic beverages and binge drink than those who could not recall seeing such ads, according to a study presented at the Pediatric ...

Pediatrics created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast