Drug reduces drinking in people who became alcoholics at early age, researchers report. A study by researchers at the University of Texas shows a significant reduction in drinking by people who developed alcoholism before age 26...
• CNN: August 23, 2000

Frequent binge drinking rises among U.S. college students, but abstaining also increases. Research at more than 100 American colleges found that frequent binge drinking among students increased during the 1990s, but the percentage of teetotalers also went up, according to a report released Tuesday by the Harvard School of Public Health.
• CNN: March 14, 2000

Study links teen drug and alcohol use with promiscuity. A two-year study by researchers at Columbia University found that teenagers who drink or use drugs are far more likely to have sex at a younger age with multiple partners than peers who don't use alcohol or drugs. WalkAmerica.
• CNN: December 7, 1999

Teen-age drug use down, anti-drug group's survey finds. After years on the rise, teen-agers' use of a variety of illicit drugs declined or leveled off from 1997 to 1999, according to a study released Monday.
• CNN: November 22, 1999

Parenting tips for a drug-free family. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy urges all parents of teens and pre-teens to dedicate time over the Thanksgiving weekend to "Talk Turkey" with their kids about drugs, beginning an ongoing dialogue about drugs that lasts throughout the year.
• CNN: November 22, 1999

Teens who have problems with fathers use drugs more. Teen-agers who relate poorly with their fathers in two-parent families are more likely to use cigarettes, alcohol and other drugs than those raised by single mothers, according to a report issued Monday.
• CNN: August 30, 1999

Parents, fake IDs undermine efforts to stop underage drinking. Parents who serve alcohol at parties and the availability of highquality fake IDs through the Internet are two elements of American culture which encourage underage drinking, according to activists dedicated to stopping it.
• CNN: July 12, 1999

CDC: Teens putting themselves at risk. Adults may be living longer than ever in America, but just making it to adulthood is getting tougher, according to a new government report.
• CNN: August 13, 1998