Abstract: Underage alcohol use is a leading public health problem in the United States. By the end of high school, more than 75% of youths have consumed alcohol, and each year underage drinking results in 5000 deaths of those younger than 21 years. Moreover, early drinking is strongly associated with later alcohol abuse and dependence in adulthood, with enormous personal and societal costs including increased violence, traffic fatalities, lost productivity at work, and medical problems. 1 To help focus prevention and intervention efforts, researchers have identified dozens of risk and protective factors associated with adolescent alcohol use. 2 The many studies of these factors could be used to support a wide
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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