Underage Drinking

How Underage Alcohol Use Inhibits Growth in the Brain

Alcohol Use Awareness for Adolescents and Young Adults April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and for 2019 the focused on addressing underage drinking. With that in mind, it is important to talk about some of the unique risks young people face... Learn More

Should Parents Be Penalized for Giving Minors Alcohol? [caption id="attachment_19134" align="aligncenter" width="406"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva Growing up, I was not exactly popular when it came to the high school in-crowd.... Learn More

Alcohol Killing Americans in Record Numbers [caption id="attachment_18641" align="aligncenter" width="449"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva There has been an influx of media attention on the heroin and painkiller epidemic which... Learn More

Researchers Are Using Instagram to Monitor Underage Drinking? [caption id="attachment_18153" align="aligncenter" width="458"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva In the past few years, Instagram has soared in popularity. Now researchers are finding ways... Learn More

Childhood Brain Injuries Linked to Adult Alcohol Abuse in Women Author: Shernide Delva Growing up, maybe you were athletic or maybe, like me, you were just plain clumsy. Either way, if you suffered a concussive bump on the head as a child, you could be at a higher risk to... Learn More

Why More Than a Third of Teenagers are Drinking Alone [caption id="attachment_17976" align="aligncenter" width="428"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva A survey revealed that over a third of teenagers admit to drinking alone. As a... Learn More

Would Lowering the Drinking Age Increase High School Dropout Rates? [caption id="attachment_17889" align="aligncenter" width="426"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva Could lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 lead to increasing the high school... Learn More

Movies Depicting Alcohol May Put Teens at Risk for Drinking Problems By Cheryl Steinberg The last thing I quit was cigarettes. And boy, that was hard. As some have said, it’s harder to kick a smoking addiction than an addiction to heroin and, after several attempts before finally doing it, I’d... Learn More

The Future of Binge-Drinking: Self-Serve Bar Taps Author: Justin Mckibben Before I have written about how I believe than Americans may be greatly underestimating the dangers of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, and the very real threat that excessive use of alcohol can lead to a demoralize disease... Learn More

Study Shows Most Teens Experience Blackouts by Age 19 Author: Justin Mckibben As a recovering alcoholic, I can definitely remember a few black-outs in my drinking days. And by remember, I mean I at least know what people told me about the details of the night before after waking... Learn More

Why It’s Important to Curb Your Teen’s Binge Drinking Perhaps you’re the cool parents amongst your child’s friend group who allow them to drink under your roof because you’d rather them be somewhere safe while indulging. Even if this isn’t the case, with the holidays around the corner, you... Learn More

Can Science Tell if a Teen will be Alcoholic? [caption id="attachment_14785" align="aligncenter" width="464" class=" "] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben Young adults, college kids or not, make up a large portion of... Learn More

How Underage Alcohol Use Inhibits Growth in the Brain

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