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Article: Alcohol on trial: the evidence.(Featured CME Topic: Alcohol)
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- Southern Medical Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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1. Epidemiological Considerations of Alcohol Consumption
Prevalence Among Underage Youth
* Faden VB, Fay MP. Trends in drinking among Americans age 18 and younger: 1975-2002. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2004;28:1388-1395.
Alcohol consumption among eighth, tenth, and twelfth graders has decreased substantially since the 1970s. Consumption rates are still high among these age groups, with 12.4% of 8th and 28.6% of 12th graders reporting drinking five or more drinks in a row in the past 2 weeks. Alcohol consumption rates have remained stable over the past decade.
* Grunbaum JA, Kann L, Kinchen SA, et al. Youth risk behavior surveillance-United ...