has been studying adolescent alcohol use since 1975. This began with surveying attitudes and practices of 12th graders and was later expanded to include 8th graders and 10th graders. These findings have been a wake-up call for the prevention field for the need to begin programs before young people entered high school and now new research indicates that the key time to initiate prevention efforts should be in the fifth grade. Read More....

being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol feels that the courts are less likely to impose jail time for offenders. Read More....

who drink alcohol to cope with anger or other problems already show a risky pattern of alcohol use which could continue until later in life, according to a new study. Read More....

there is equally bad news for recovering binge drinkers who may have achieved sobriety that has lasted for years. In a column titled "The Hangover That Lasts," psychiatrist Paul Steinberg has some words of advice. Read More....