Teen boozing 'stores up problems'
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Teen binge-drinkers are more likely to use drugs, become alcoholics and have criminal convictions, research shows.
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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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Children who grow up with alcoholic parents bear emotional, behavioural and mental scars, experts say.
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Legislators are cracking down on parents who allow their teens access to alcohol. But what about the argument that itâs safer for them to drink under adult supervision?
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NEW YORK  - People who drink heavily in their youth may have a higher risk of developing a collection of risk factors for heart disease and stroke, new research suggests.
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Young people face a "sexual health crisis" fuelled by alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behaviour, a report warns.
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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.
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Growing alcohol consumption is creating an alien drinking and "lager-lout" culture among the young in Italy, medical experts have warned.
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NEW YORK  - When it comes to alcohol, many teenagers may take a cue from their parents, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Getting teenagers more active   in school life may lower the odds that they will smoke, drink,   use drugs or have sex, a new study suggests.
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The percentage of teenage girls who drink alcoholic beverages is increasing more rapidly than that of boys, and girls on average take their first drink at age 13, the American Medical
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Fall in teenage consumption raises doubts over plan to reclassify drug.
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Teens who drink, smoke cigarettes or use marijuana by themselves are more likely to have health and behavioral problems as young adults than those who do the same things with others, researchers reported on Thursday.
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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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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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The telltale signs are ominous: teens holing up in their rooms, ignoring friends, family, even food and a shower, while grades plummet and belligerence soars. The culprit isn't alcohol or drugs. It's video games, which for certain kids can be as powerfully addictive as heroin, some doctors contend.
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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.