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  2. Alcoholism in adolescence - Wikipedia

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    Underage drinking causes 5,000 deaths a year. 1,900 by motor vehicle, 1,600 involving homicides, 300 suicides. [6] Underaged drinking can cause higher risks for depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. If you're going through puberty, it can also cause changes in your hormones. It can also disrupt growth and puberty.

  3. Alcohol consumption by youth in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2007, the drinking age debate in the United States was renewed when nonprofit organization Choose Responsibility began promoting the lowering of the drinking age coupled with education and rules to persuade people to drink responsibly before they are of legal age. Before one is eligible to buy, possess and consume alcohol, an alcohol ...

  4. Students Against Destructive Decisions - Wikipedia

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    In 2008, SADD partnered with the White House's National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign to raise awareness about the link between stress and drug use among teens and about prescription drug use. By 2009, the SADDvocate, SADD's monthly e-newsletter for students and advisors, had reached more than 11,000 subscribers.

  5. Heavy teenage drinking linked to abnormal brain development - AOL

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    Teens who drink heavily are more likely than their peers to have less gray matter, an important brain structure that aids in memory according to a study. Heavy teenage drinking linked to abnormal ...

  6. CDC report finds teens are using drugs — often alone — to ...

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    It includes self-assessments from 15,963 teenagers, ages 13 to 18, who answered questions online about their motivations for drug and alcohol use from 2014 through 2022.

  7. What my drinking problem taught me about mental health and my ...

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    First when my parents heard their teenage son was drinking in the middle of town. But much more to come. It would take years to admit I had a drinking problem. Not seeing it kept me from a healthy ...

  8. Alcohol and health - Wikipedia

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    Regular heavy drinking and heavy episodic drinking (also called binge drinking), entailing four or more standard alcoholic drinks (a pint of beer or 50 ml drink of a spirit such as whisky corresponds to about two units of alcohol) on any one occasion, pose the greatest risk for harm, but lesser amounts can cause problems as well. [55]

  9. Alcoholism - Wikipedia

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    Alcoholism is associated with loss of employment, [69] which can lead to financial problems. Drinking at inappropriate times and behavior caused by reduced judgment can lead to legal consequences, such as criminal charges for drunk driving [70] or public disorder, or civil penalties for tortious behavior. An alcoholic's behavior and mental ...