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Alcohol and adolescents
S F Morrison1, P D Rogers, M H Thomas
1Addiction Recovery Programs, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
Pediatric Clinics of North America
|April 1, 1995
Abstract:
Alcohol use has persisted over time as the number one drug problem among youth in the United States. Many primary care physicians underestimate the seriousness and prevalence of teenage alcohol use. The epidemiology of alcohol use among adolescents is discussed, as are its dangers and society's attitude toward drinking. The effects of alcohol on adolescents are listed. Several types of alcoholism are discussed.