TY  - JOUR
T1  - PReventing and treating adolescent alcohol use
AU  - Furtner F, Rivara FP
Y1  - 2011/03/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.11
JO  - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
SP  - 284
EP  - 284
VL  - 165
IS  - 3
N2  - 
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. 

SN  - 1072-4710
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.11
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.11
ER  -