Underage Drinking
- Link Discovered Among Puberty, Sleep Problems, and Alcohol Use Among Young Adolescents
A new study discovered that those who enter puberty earlier and tend to go to bed later are more likely to start drinking earlier in life. The study will be published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research in September.
- England’s Chief Medical Officer Demands Alcohol Reform for Children
There is a common belief among certain parents of teenagers that if they allow their children to drink at home, they are protecting their child from outside influences or drunk driving. In truth, this is a misguided belief that they are protecting their kids as they are in fact opening them to increased danger.