Drink and drug use high in teens
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Britain's teeangers are among the heaviest drinkers and drug-users in Europe, research has found.
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Oslo teens who drank the most sugary soft drinks also had more mental health problems such as hyperactivity and distress, Norwegian researchers reported on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON   It&#39;s not just a cliche: Sex and drugs often do go together, says a survey of US teenagers.
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(Washington-AP) Dec. 22, 2004 - A federal report finds slightly fewer teens smoked or used drugs this year than last. The University of Michigan study reports smoking among younger teens is half the level
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Britain's teenagers are among the heaviest drinkers and drug-users in Europe, research has found.
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A persistent hardcore of pre-teen drinkers are consuming more alcohol than ever before, according to government figures.
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Nearly half of disadvantaged youngsters started drinking before the age of 13, a survey finds.
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Oslo teens who drank the most sugary   soft drinks also had more mental health problems such as   hyperactivity and distress, Norwegian researchers reported on   Thursday.
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Here are some things to worry about _ and what to do about them _ when it comes to raising teens.  - Sober advice: "Under-age drinking is a real problem," says Dr. Glennah Trochet, a health officer for Sacramento County, Calif.
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Parents who supply alcohol for their teenagers' parties may be encouraging their children to binge drink when no adult is watching, a new study suggests.
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Parents consistently and substantially underestimate their childrenÂs use of alcohol and other drugs, a new study has found.
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Fewer U.S. teens are using  marijuana, Ecstasy or LSD but more are bingeing on alcohol and  abusing prescription drugs, according to an annual government  survey released on Thursday.
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Teenage girls with boyfriends two or more years older than them are more likely to smoke, drink or use illicit drugs than those whose boyfriends are less than two years older or who do not have a boyfriend, according to a survey ...
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A new survey of 11-19 year olds reveals that 42% of respondents started drinking when they were 13 or younger, and highlights the ease with which they can buy alcohol
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More young U.S. adults are abusing  prescription medications, particularly painkillers, according  to the government&#39;s annual report on substance abuse released  on Thursday.
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The use of marijuana and other illicit drugs declined slightly among teenagers in 2004, but dangerous inhalants and the highly addictive prescription painkiller Oxycontin are
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About 3.1 million people between the ages of 12-25 have used cough and cold medicine to get high, the government reported Wednesday.