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 ...

While fear-based messaging around alcohol aimed towards teens is common practice, new research suggests a key to curbing adolescents’ risky drinking behaviour is through authentic and open ...

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 ...

For teenagers, life’s road is full of tempting potholes. As parents and adults, we know this because we were once teenagers ourselves. It’s not hard to recall the near misses and stupid decisions we ...

Authorities are unsure what happened when Candis Pennington-Carter and her friends got together for a party last Saturday night, but Cowlitz County Sheriff's Department Capt. Mark Nelson said most ...

Alcohol is such a part of adult social life that it can seem odd when people make a big deal about teen drinking. But the fact is, underage drinking is more than a rite of passage. It's an invitation ...

Social drinking can sit on the slippery slope to alcoholism. People - and culture - can sometimes intertwine solitary drinkers with addiction. However, alcoholism often starts out when drinking among ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — While thousands of Staten Islanders honored the traditional wearing of the green at the 61st annual St. Patrick’s Parade Sunday, many West Brighton residents and business owners ...