Teens Getting Drunk On Liquid Hand Sanitizers
Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 April 2012 03:20 Written by Mike Wednesday, 25 April 2012 03:20
Los Angeles emergency rooms are reporting a growing number of teenagers coming in drunk after drinking cheap liquid hand sanitizer. The hand sanitizers, which contain over 60% ethyl alcohol and can make a 120-proof liquid, are becoming an increasingly popular route for getting drunk. According to the Los Angeles Times, six teens have been reportedly taken to emergency rooms in the San Fernando …
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Most Teens Have Experimented With Drugs Or Alcohol
Last Updated on Tuesday, 3 April 2012 03:19 Written by Mike Tuesday, 3 April 2012 03:19
According to results of a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents published in the April issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, a JAMA Network publication, the majority of teenagers have tried alcohol or experimented with drugs. The researchers highlight that patterns of alcohol and drug use during adolescence are increasingly seen as indicators of subsequent substance abuse. Joel …
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For Teens Troubled by Alcohol
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 November 2011 05:00 Written by Mike Saturday, 26 November 2011 05:00
By Claire Walla For those who struggle with issues related to alcohol addiction, there’s Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), and for those affected by people who struggle with alcohol addiction, there’s Al-anon. But what about those for whom others’ excessive drinking is also linked to peer pressure and the struggle to fit in? Those for whom a sense of identity [...]
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