Health
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.
Nov 26, 2012
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Pediatrics
Teen drinking countered by laws that curb adult binge drinking
A new study by Boston University and Boston Medical Center (BMC) researchers reveals that U.S. states with stronger alcohol policies have lower rates of youth overall drinking and binge drinking. The study's results, published ...
Jun 1, 2015
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Pediatrics
Emergency department visit provides opportunity to reduce underage drinking
The results of a five-year trial from faculty at the University of Michigan Injury Center found giving youth in the emergency department a short intervention during their visit decreased their alcohol consumption and problems ...
Oct 7, 2015
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Three-quarters of U.S. teens say they don't drink
(HealthDay)—About three-quarters of American high school students say they don't drink alcohol, a new survey finds.
Oct 23, 2013
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Addiction
More evidence that TV ads may influence kids' drinking
The more advertising kids see for particular brands of alcohol, the more they consume of those brands, according to a new study.
Sep 7, 2016
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Health
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 152 texts ...
Feb 25, 2013
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Health
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.
Apr 17, 2013
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Health
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 ...
Jun 18, 2012
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Health
Teenage girls now try alcohol before boys do: study
(HealthDay)—It's probably not a milestone that will do many feminists proud, but teenage girls in the United States now start to drink alcohol sooner than boys do, a new study shows.
Apr 12, 2016
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New research reveals nine laws particularly effective in reducing underage drinking fatalities
New research reveals that nine laws designed to reduce underage drinking have been instrumental in saving more than 1,100 lives each year in the states that have adopted them, and that an additional 210 lives could be saved ...
Mar 30, 2016
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