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 ...

South African teenage girls and young women know alcohol leaves them ashamed, broke and hungover — but in a world where drinking signals belonging, "just say no" was never going to cut it.

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

MAIN LIBRARY — For many parents, stories in the newspaper about teens who have died after a night of drinking are sobering reminders of the tragic consequences underage alcohol consumption can have.

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DEAR ABBY: My 17-year-old granddaughter is dating a 19-year-old boy. He recently confided in me that he has been drinking alcohol. (He found a place that doesn’t check ID.) At first, he said, it was ...