Alcohol is the most frequently used psycho-active substance during adolescence. Adolescents who misuse or overindulge in alcohol are at risk for serious social and psychological consequences. Several preventive approaches can help adolescents deal with peer pressure that contributes to alcohol use experimentation and escalation. One promising approach involves teaching adolescents skills to refuse offers of… Continue reading The mediating influence of refusal skills in preventing adolescent alcohol misuse
Keyword: Juvenile Drinking_Research
Getting drunk and growing up: trajectories of frequent binge drinking during the transition to young adulthood
The patterns of frequent binge drinking among 18- to 24-year-olds reflect a positive correlation between the successes and failures of negotiating the transition to adulthood. The level of binge drinking gets significantly reduced during the last phase of transition. Only 15% to 20% of the transitory population continues frequent binge drinking during the last phase… Continue reading Getting drunk and growing up: trajectories of frequent binge drinking during the transition to young adulthood