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Alcohol Abuse: Signs and Causes

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Signs of Alcohol Abuse
 
A parent has a drinking problem.
 
The adolescent behaves in an anti-social manner.
 
The adolescent has experienced a life-changing event.
 
Cultural backgrounds that condone the consumption of alcohol.
 
 

Who is participating?
 
Males tend to participate in drinking activities more than females; however, this gap is declining. White youth report the highest quantity of drinkers, and black youth reported the lowest. Hispanics fall somewhere between the two groups.

Who is to blame?
 
Many who use alcohol come from unhappy homes and lead stressful lives. There is also a great deal of blame placed on media because it is seen to glamorize the use of alcohol.