Heavy drinking in older teenagers has long- and short-term consequences

In a systematic review of current evidence published in this week's PLoS Medicine, the authors - Jim McCambridge from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, and colleagues - conclude 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...

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