Teens and Alcohol
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Cheap Beer and STDs
Cheap beer prices may account for increases in sexually transmitted diseases among young people, according to a report from the CDC.
Teens More Vulnerable to Addictions
Adolescents are more vulnerable than any other age group to developing nicotine, alcohol and other drug addictions because the regions of the brain that govern impulse and motivation are not yet fully formed.
Early Drinking a Warning Sign for Later Problems
Children who are drinking alcohol by 7th grade are more likely to suffer employment problems, abuse other drugs, and commit criminal and violent acts once they reach young adulthood.
Underage Drinking Troubles Parents
Two-thirds of parents say that seeing and hearing alcohol ads make teens more likely to drink alcohol, and almost three-quarters of parents say that alcohol companies are not doing enough to limit the amount of alcohol advertising that teens see.
Treatment for Teens
Treating adolescent addicts and alcoholics in adolescence-only centers has never been demonstrated to produce better recovery rates then treating them in multigenerational centers yet many professionals remain convinced of its superiority.
Kids Drink 11.4 Percent of U.S. Booze
Underage drinkers account for 11.4 percent of all the alcohol consumed in the U.S., according to a new report released by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
Teen Pitfalls - Stress, Boredom, Extra Money
The risk that teens will smoke, drink, get drunk and use illegal drugs increases sharply if they are highly stressed, frequently bored or have substantial amounts of spending money.
Teen Drinking - Not Just a Phase
Teen-agers who exhibit symptoms of drinking problems today are more likely to develop serious drinking problems, other substance abuse, and mental disorders in early adulthood, according to new research.
Alcohol and Behavior Problems
Adolescents, age 12 to 17, who use alcohol are more likely to report behavioral problems, especially aggressive, delinquent and criminal behaviors.
Binge Drinking Predicts Teen Suicide Attempts
Binge drinking when mixed with depression and stressful events may predict suicidal behavior among teens, according to a new findings based on a survey of Buffalo, N.Y., high schoolers.
'Too Smart to Start' Targets Pre-Teens
SAMHSA has launched a new national program to keep pre-teens, ages 9-13, from initiating alcohol consumption. The idea behind "Too Smart to Start" is to reach out to children and caregivers before children start drinking alcohol.
Teen Treatment for Marijuana Up 142 Percent
Children and teens are three times likelier to be in treatment for marijuana than for alcohol, and six times likelier to be in treatment for marijuana than for all other illegal drugs combined.
'Reach Out Now' Targets Underage Drinking
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Scholastic, Inc., are teaming up to educate students in fifth grade classrooms nationwide on the dangers of underage alcohol use, with a program that includes teach-ins in every state.
Prevention Program Curbs Drug Abuse
Drug prevention programs are critical to school-based antidrug efforts and they can effect behavior change in nonusers and in youth who already smoke and drink.
Prevention Program Shows Middle School Success
The program Keepin' It R.E.A.L. developed jointly by Penn State and Arizona State University, has succeeded at teaching middle school students to say no to drugs by appealing to their traditional ethnic values.
Adolescent Brains Show Reduced Reward Anticipation
Adolescents show less activity than adults in brain regions that motivate behavior to obtain rewards, according to results from the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study to examine real-time adolescent response to incentives.
Multiple Sex Partners Indicates Trouble for Teens
Teenage girls who have sex with more than one partner in a short period of time are likely to engage in other risk behaviors such as fighting, binge drinking, smoking cigarettes, using cocaine or sniffing glue.
More Youth Entered Treatment in 2001
There was a 49 percent increase in adolescent admissions to treatment between 1992 and 2001, with 141,403 children aged 12-17 admitted to treatment in 2001 compared to 95,000 in 1992.There was a 49 percent increase in adolescent admissions to treatment between 1992 and 2001, with 141,403 children aged 12-17 admitted to treatment in 2001 compared to 95,000 in 1992.
Ecstasy Use Falls for Second Year in a Row
The proportion of American 10th- and 12th-grade students who reported using the drug ecstasy in the prior 12 months has fallen by more than half just since 2001.
Teen Drug Abuse Declines Across Wide Front
The 2003 Monitoring the Future survey shows an 11 percent decline in drug use by 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students over the past two years.
Early Drinking Onset Increases Lifetime Injury Risk
The younger people are when they begin drinking the more likely they are to be injured later in life when under the influence of alcohol.
Teen Brain Affected by Depression, Alcoholism
Research has found that teen-age girls with a personal history of depression, not current depression, have enhanced alpha (slow wave) brain electrical activity.
The Lower Drinking Age Debate
Because of the high-profile arrests of President Bush's 19-year-old daughter for underage drinking offenses, suddenly the debate about lowering the legal drinking age is back in the spotlight.
Family Factors Affects Drug Use By Mexican-American Teens
As Mexican-American teens become more "Americanized," their alcohol, tobacco and drug use increases to match that of white teens due to increased conflicts within their families.
Mental Illness, Drug Abuse Common in Jailed Teens
A study by Northwestern University researchers shows that about half of teens in juvenile detention have two or more psychiatric disorders and substance abuse disorders.
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