Published online April 1, 2008
PEDIATRICS Vol. 121 Supplement April 2008, pp. S231-S232 (doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2243H)
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Foreword

Kenneth P. Moritsugu, MD, MPH, RADM (Retired)a and Ting-Kai Li, MDb

a Former Acting Surgeon General of the United States
b Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

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The consumption of alcohol by underage youth in America constitutes a public health problem with serious social and economic costs and often tragic personal consequences. Alcohol is the most widely used substance of abuse among America's youth. Over 4 million of our young people ages 12–17 (18%) report drinking monthly with more than half engaging in high-risk drinking patterns. Approximately 50% of young people have had a full drink by the 8th grade. By high school graduation, this number rises to approximately 75%. The amount of alcohol consumed also increases dramatically between the ages of 12 and 20, as measured by binge drinking (typically consuming 5 or more drinks per occasion) and the frequency of binge drinking.

The number of young people who drink and the way in which they drink, creates problems both for themselves and for others. The physical consequences of underage alcohol use range from medical problems to death by alcohol poisoning; alcohol also plays a significant role . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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