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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News tagged with underage drinking
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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Health
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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Health
Many teens knowingly ride with drunk drivers, survey finds
(HealthDay)—Many U.S. teenagers have willingly accepted a ride from a drunk driver within the past year, a new survey reveals.
Oct 22, 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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Health
Some sobering stats on kids and drinking
(HealthDay)—Alcohol poses a far greater threat to children than many parents care to admit, a new report warns.
Aug 31, 2015
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Health
Underage drinking down in past decade
(HealthDay)—Underage drinking in the United States is declining. But, alcohol remains the most widely used substance of abuse among American children, federal researchers reported Thursday.
Jun 11, 2015
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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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Health
Kids allowed to 'sip' alcohol may start drinking earlier
Children who get a taste of their parents' wine now and then may be more likely than their peers to start drinking by high school, according to a new report in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Mar 31, 2015
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Health
Young drinkers of supersized flavored alcohol beverages at increased risk of negative outcomes
Underage drinkers of flavored alcoholic beverages who exclusively consume the supersized versions are more than six times as likely to report suffering alcohol-related injuries compared to underage youth who drink other types ...
Mar 4, 2015
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