teenage drinking

UK Getting Stricter On Alcohol And Binge Drinking

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:57:15 -0600

UK's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs says alcohol related laws should ban alcohol advertisements on television between 6pm and 9pm and that alcohol making companies should post warnings on alcohol ads as measures to deal with binge drinking. The problem is particularly bigger with the teen drinking. The council calls to link taxes and prices to the strength of alcohol drinks.

Teens Obtain Alcohol From Parents

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:03:05 -0500

For many teens, adults contribute to underage drinking. A government survey has found that of the 10.8 million underage drinkers in the United States, 40 percent obtained free alcohol from an adult in the past month.

Tougher powers for UK police to tackle teenage drinking

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:29:38 -0600

Jacqui Smith MP, UK Labour's Home Secretary, has outlined tougher police powers and called for parents and the drinks industry to play their part in preventing young people and teenage drinking in public.

Alarming rate of drinking, driving among rural middle schoolers

harminka — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:22:01 -0500

Warnings that alcohol and driving don’t mix are generally targeted at adults or high school students, but a new University of Georgia study finds that some middle schoolers in rural areas are drinking and driving as well.

FTC Urges Adults to Say “We Don’t Serve Teens”

harminka — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:04:38 -0500

The motto heard around the country this week will be: “Don’t serve alcohol to teens. It’s unsafe. It’s illegal. It’s irresponsible.” The We Don’t Serve Teens message will be promoted through public service announcements in national newspapers, national and regional magazine ads, over 3000 billboards, more than 1000 radio ads, as well as television ads, and other promotions.

Science-based teaching tools on underage alcohol use

harminka — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:45:55 -0500

Efforts to halt underage drinking often focus on peer pressure and the prevention of risky behaviors, but the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is undertaking a new federally funded project to give middle-school children a science-based understanding of what can happen to them if they use alcohol.

Underage drinking starts before adolescence

harminka — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:22:26 -0500

As schools reopen around the country, a new study finds that parents and teachers should pay attention to alcohol prevention starting as early as fourth grade.

Tips to help curb teen binge drinking

harminka — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:07:25 -0600