Hardcore of child drinkers revealed
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Fewer children in England are drinking alcohol but those who do are drinking more than ever.
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Alcohol consumption is highest among men - and the middle classes, latest UK figures suggest.
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Sweet alcoholic drinks aggressively marketed to young people are anything but "cool and fashionable" and are luring troubling numbers of teens &#151; especially girls &#151; to engage in underage drinking, the American Medical Association said Thursday.
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Â· Alcohol Concern calls for watershed on commercials Â· Report says publicity sways children's intake
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Oslo teens who drank the most sugary   soft drinks also had more mental health problems such as   hyperactivity and distress, Norwegian researchers reported on   Thursday.
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The Flathead Indian Reservation is shifting its focus to children and retooling tribal policies following the drinking deaths of four boys in a six-month period. The deaths, starting in late 2003, stunned the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, but inspired a gritty resolve to help children deal with alcohol without underestimating the power of generations of alcohol abuse.
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More children between the ages of 11 and 15 years are reporting trying drugs such as cannabis at least once, a government survey showed.
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When Kristen was 17 and drinking out of control, her psychologist referred her to an Alcoholics Anonymous group that specialized in helping the youngest drinkers. In the Midtown Group, members and outsiders agree, young people could find new friends, constant fellowship, daily meetings, summer-long...
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Pediatricians may think they know whether a teenage patient is using alcohol or drugs and to what extent, but a new study finds doctors greatly misjudge the problem.
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Children as young as 12 buy alcohol by ordering it over the phone with takeaways, a government adviser says.
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Binge-drinking is something the &#39;noughties&#39; can claim as its own - although few would want it written into the history books.
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Parents who supply alcohol for their teenagers' parties may be encouraging their children to binge drink when no adult is watching, a new study suggests.
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SMOKING and drinking among 12-year-old girls is on the rise, a large-scale survey of New South Wales high schools has revealed. Overall, drug use among the student population is falling, which
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Child sexual abuse fuelled by rampant alcoholism was widespread in Aboriginal communities across Australia&#39;s vast Northern Territory, a government-commissioned inquiry found Friday.
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Cocktails of food additives in children's diets may be responsible for hyperactive behaviour, say researchers.
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The number of people in the UK dying from alcohol-related problems is continuing to rise, latest figures show.
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A national survey in Australia shows worrying levels of alcohol consumption among the country's teenagers.