CHICAGO -- Teenagers who don't get enough sleep are more likely to have drinking problems later in life. That's the finding of a new study of young people between 14 & 16 who have trouble falling and ...

Two questions asked during a regular pediatrician’s visit could help identify youth with drinking problems, according to a national expert group convened by the National Institute on Alcoholism and ...

While fear-based messaging around alcohol aimed towards teens is common practice, new research suggests a key to curbing ...

"The problem begins with parents but law enforcement has been given the problem." Edwards made the argument that use of alcohol as a teen will make the user more prone to become an addict later in ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. As a psychiatry resident working with teenagers in Minnesota, I’ve witnessed how ...

When I was in high school, my parents laid down a few ground rules about exactly how “liberating” my teenage emancipation was going to be. No driving without an adult in the car past dark, no staying ...

Alcohol and substance use is widespread among adolescents with recent figures finding that 71% of students have tried alcohol and 54% have reported being drunk at least once by the time they leave ...

April is National Alcohol Awareness Month. Alcohol Awareness Month is sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence encouraging local communities to focus on alcohol-related ...