Pre-teens report problem drinking
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Nearly half of disadvantaged youngsters started drinking before the age of 13, a survey finds.
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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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The percentage of teenage girls who drink alcoholic beverages is rising faster than that of boys, and on average, the girls take their first drink at age 13, the American Medical Association
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WASHINGTON -- Nearly four in five young people arrested for juvenile crimes are involved with alcohol or drugs, and few are getting treatment, a study of the juvenile justice system 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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Life & style: Serious liver disease is rising fast in young people. All it takes is a few pints of lager and glasses of wine a week. Lucy Atkins reports.
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MONDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Parents' drinking directly influences teen drinking and also has an indirect effect through teen perceptions of parenting, especially monitoring and disciplines, a new study says.
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Â· Alcohol Concern calls for watershed on commercials Â· Report says publicity sways children's intake
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Genetically influenced variations in the way that people taste alcohol could interact with other factors to determine a person&#39;s risk of developing a drinking problem.
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The percentage of teenage girls who drink alcoholic beverages is rising faster than that of boys, and on average the girls take their first drink at age 13, the American Medical Association said Thursday in reporting the findings of two surveys.
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When police showed up recently at a Walt Whitman High School graduation party, three young people were drinking in a vehicle parked outside the Bethesda home. Then three more teenagers walked up with a six-pack in a bag. While the police were dealing with them, the mother came outside, saw the...
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Children and preadolescents who  show signs of depression may turn to alcohol sooner rather than  later, researchers report. All the more reason, they say, to  catch and treat early-life depression.
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A national survey in Australia shows worrying levels of alcohol consumption among the country's teenagers.
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Â· At least a year to learn - and a zero alcohol limitÂ· Commons committee highlights risks to young
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Teenager girls have out-binge drunk boys for the first time, according to new figures. In 2003, nearly a third (29 per cent) of 15 and 16-year-old girls admitted to binge-drinking, compared to 26 per cent of British lads.
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Nearly four in five young people arrested for juvenile crimes are involved with alcohol or drugs, and few are getting treatment, a study of the juvenile justice system finds.
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NEW YORK  - Parents who believe their young  teen is likely to drink excessively may prompt him or her to  adopt drinking behaviors that mirror those negative  expectations, according to a study from Iowa State University.