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Alcohol abuse in teens and young adults

Jun 3 2010in addictions AdminTags: ,
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I am baffled by our cultural permissiveness towards alcohol use in the young.  Many assume its use as a right of passage and bring up their own experiences of people who ‘grew out of it’.  Reality points elsewhere:   Many of the young abusers face catastrophic consequences and develop lifelong addictions. Alcohol intoxication melts away the essence of what [...]

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