teenage use of alcohol

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Epidemiology

heavy episodic drinking reported by adolescents^[1]
- 5% of 8th graders, 24% of 12th graders

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Dubowsky S NEJM Journal Watch. Dec 22, 2014 Massachusetts Medical Society (subscription needed) http://www.jwatch.org
Gilligan C et al. "Everybody else is doing it" - norm perceptions among parents of adolescents. J Stud Alcohol Drugs 2014 Nov; 75:908. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25343647
Paschall MJ et al. Relationships between social host laws and underage drinking: Findings from a study of 50 California cities. J Stud Alcohol Drugs 2014 Nov; 75:901 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25343646