Published online May 1, 2007
PEDIATRICS Vol. 119 No. 5 May 2007, pp. 1035-1036 (doi:10.1542/peds.2007-0468)
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Is the Binge-Drinking Glass Half Full or Half Empty?: In Reply

Jacqueline W. Miller, MD
Timothy S. Naimi, MD, MPH
Robert D. Brewer, MD, MSPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA 30333

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In response to Dr Turner, underage drinking remains common and dangerous. Alcohol is a leading preventable cause of death among young adults and contributes to the 3 leading causes of death among adolescents.1 In addition, youth drinking and binge drinking contribute to a number of social problems, including unintended pregnancy, violence, sexually transmitted infections, altered brain development, and subsequent alcohol problems in adulthood.2,3 Although rates of underage drinking have declined slightly among male high school students during the past decade, it is hard to take solace from our study when almost half of all . . . [Full Text of this Article]