RT Journal
A1 Furtner F, Rivara FP
T1 PReventing and treating adolescent alcohol use
JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
YR 2011
FD March 1
VO 165
IS 3
SP 284
OP 284
DO 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.11
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.11
AB 
Alcohol use often begins in adolescence or earlier. By the end of high school, about 75% of adolescents have tried alcohol, and more than half of 12th grade students report having been drunk at least once in their life. Although alcohol use is common, it has very serious consequences. Adolescents who drink alcohol experience negative health and social consequences, including problems with brain development and learning. Alcohol is involved in more than one-third of the adolescent deaths associated with unintentional injury, homicide, and suicide. These 3 causes together are the main causes of mortality in the US adolescent population.