Heavy drinking in older teenagers has long- and short-term consequences
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 18:00
in Health & Medicine
In a systematic review of current evidence published in this week's PLoS Medicine, the authorsJim McCambridge from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK, and colleaguesconclude that there is enough evidence to recommend that reducing drinking during late adolescence is likely to be important for preventing long-term adverse consequences of drinking, as well as protecting against more immediate harms.