More than half of 13-year-olds have drunk alcohol, says home secretary
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Â· 'Tipping point' for underage drinking Â· Police could get new powers of confiscation
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Britain's teenagers are among the heaviest drinkers and drug-users in Europe, research has found.
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Britons are in denial about the effect of drinking excess alcohol on their health, a survey suggests.
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Under-age drinking led to the deaths of more than 500 Australian teenagers in the decade leading up to 2002, according to a new university study.
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Nearly a quarter of UK adults are psychologically dependent on alcohol, warn UK researchers.
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One in five teenagers has driven while under the influence of alcohol, a survey suggests.
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Ads marketing sweet alcoholic drinks have lured alarming numbers teen drinkers especially girls, reported the American Medical Association (AMA) on Thursday.
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CHICAGO The American Medical Association says sweet alcoholic drinks, often referred to as &quot;alco-pop,&quot; are luring a troubling number of teens to engage in underage drinking.
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NEW YORK  - A new study suggests that teenagers who binge drink are at risk of a range of adulthood problems, including alcohol and drug abuse, homelessness and jail time.
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Health plan targets middle-aged people who regularly drink over the limit at home.
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Britons typically drinking a third more than earlier surveys suggested as government issues re-think
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Police are to get new powers to confiscate alcohol from under-18s who drink in public, the government says.
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NEWARK, N.J. - A father's attempt to teach his daughter a lesson about drinking backfired when the teen led police to a stash of drugs and weapons inside their home.  Kevin Winston, 46, called police at 2:45 a.m. Friday after his 16-year-old daughter came home drunk and unruly.
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Far more babies may be damaged in the womb as a result of their mother's drinking habits than was assumed, the British Medical Association warned today.
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Pregnant women and those trying for a baby should avoid alcohol completely, the government advises.
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Older people are more likely not to know their drinking limits, a government commissioned poll suggests.
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Fewer children in England are drinking alcohol but those who do are drinking more than ever.