Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Teens who drink with parents may still develop alcohol problems

http://www.michaelshouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/teendrink-197x300.jpgParents who try to teach responsible drinking by letting their teenagers have alcohol at home may be well intentioned, but they may also be wrong, according to a new study in the latest issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

In a study of 428 Dutch families, researchers found that the more teenagers were allowed to drink at home, the more they drank outside of home as well. What's more, teens who drank under their parents' watch or on their own had an elevated risk of developing alcohol-related problems.  Read more...

Contact: Haske van der Vorst
h.vandervorst@pwo.ru.nl
31-243-612-123
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Available at: www.jsad.com/jsad/link/71/105



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