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Article: Teenagers who abuse alcohol need the facts, not lectures.(Adolescent Health)
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- Internal Medicine News
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- April 1, 2005
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MIAMI BEACH -- Physicians can help teenagers who binge drink by asking about alcohol consumption, presenting the facts, and not giving lectures, Lorena M. Siqueira, M.D., said at a pediatric update sponsored by Miami Children's Hospital.
There are nearly 14 million adults, or 1 in 13, in the United States who abuse alcohol or who are alcohol dependent, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Physicians may be able to make a long-term difference since more than 35% of adults with an alcohol problem say they were binge drinkers before age 19.
A binge can be defined as a self-destructive and unrestrained drinking bout, lasting ...