Parents who drink too much, too often, may be influencing their teens to do the same, a new study finds.
"Adolescents whose parents binge drink had a four times greater chance of drinking alcohol themselves compared to adolescents whose parents did not binge drink, and s...
Teens who use electronic cigarettes are significantly more likely than non-vapers to binge-drink and use cannabis, new research finds.
Surveys of teens ages 13 to 18 revealed that vapers were 20 times more likely to use marijuana than teens who used no nicotine prod...
American kids are drinking to excess less and abusing marijuana more, a new study finds.
Marijuana abuse among 6- to 18-year-olds has increased 245% since 2000, while child alcohol abuse has steadily declined over those years, say researchers who analyzed poisonings...
Fewer U.S. teenagers are drinking and smoking these days, but marijuana and
Drinking by yourself may have lifelong consequences, especially if the habit begins early in life, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that drinking alone during adolescence and young adulthood greatly increases risk for alcohol use disorder later on and the risk for...
The COVID-19 pandemic changed kids' lives in many respects, and sometimes for the better. Pot use, drinking, smoking and vaping all fell among U.S. youth, likely because they had to spend more time at home and less time with their friends, researchers say.
The findings a...
School segregation may sound like a relic from the past, but it has actually been increasing in the United States for years. Now a new study shows that has come with health consequences for Black children.
Researchers found that in school districts with greater segregati...
There may be a silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic, with U.S. health officials reporting an "unprecedented" decline in teens' use of alcohol, marijuana, other illegal drugs and vaping.
"We have never seen such dramatic decreases in drug use among teens in just a one-y...
Fully half of all young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may also battle alcohol or drug abuse.
And folks with ADHD who have a history of depression or anxiety are particularly vulnerable to substance abuse problems, a new study showed.
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The coronavirus pandemic has posed significant challenges for many, but it did not appear to drive U.S. preteens and young teens to drugs.
Repeated surveys of more than 7,800 10- to 14-year-olds between September 2019 and August 2020 found the overall rate of drug use r...
The arteries of young people who drink stiffen sooner in their lives, which could increase their risk for heart disease and stroke later on, a British study reports.
People's arteries naturally become less elastic with age, but certain factors -- including alcohol and to...
Death, injuries, abuse and mental health disorders are among the many harms faced by children whose parents are heavy drinkers, Danish researchers say.
"Within the last 10 years, there has been an expansion of research on consequences that extend beyond the drinker," wro...
More than half of American babies are exposed to at least some alcohol before they are born -- and for 8 out of 10, it happens before their mothers even realize they're pregnant, according to a Yale University study.
Because alcohol consumption may harm the developing fe...
U.S. high school seniors say marijuana was significantly harder to come by during the pandemic -- yet their use of the drug continued at rates similar to those before school closures began, a new study finds.
Their binge-drinking also continued at similar rates, accordin...
Teens who try marijuana or other drugs are at greater risk of developing a drug addiction than those who wait a few years before experimenting with drugs, a new study finds.
"Though not everyone who uses a drug will develop addiction, adolescents may develop addiction to...
There's been a large drop in drinking among U.S. college students who went home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds.
It included more than 300 students who were surveyed about two months after pandemic-related campus closures in the spring.
The stud...
Alcohol poses the greatest threat to brain health at three periods of a person's life, according to new research.
During those three periods -- from conception to birth, from ages 15 to 19, and after age 65 -- people undergo "dynamic" brain changes that may be particular...
In a sign that many young Americans may no longer be boozing it up, a new study finds that fewer young people are drinking alcohol now than 20 years ago.
In fact, the number of men and women in the United States between the ages of 18 to 22 who abstained from drinki...
College students are known to drink too much and eat a poor diet.
So it may not be surprising that new research has revealed that these two unhealthy behaviors often collide on campus.
When students diet, exercise or purge to purposely offset calories they...
Children treated in America's emergency rooms for mental health disorders jumped 60% over a recent decade, a new study finds.
Between 2007 and 2016, visits for self-harm like suicidal thoughts and cutting soared 329% and treatment for drug abuse rose 159%...
It's never good news that kids are using drugs and alcohol, but fewer U.S. teens are starting before their 16th birthday, a new study finds.
Researchers found that between 2004 and 2017, the age at which teens started drinking alcohol and smoking rose from 16 to 17 ...
During the late teens and early 20s, young people may booze it up a lot, but they eventually dial it back, right?
A new study study confirms that drinking rates do tend to decrease after college age. But on an individual level, it all depends on various factors suc...
Teenagers who've experimented with opioid painkillers are likely to be taking other health risks, a new study finds.
In a national survey of U.S. high school students, 14% said they had ever "misused" a prescription opioid such as Vicodin, OxyContin or Percocet. ...
In a new study, more than a third of young people surveyed said they'd posted on social media while under the influence of drugs, while more than half had called someone or sent a text.
But in the cold light of day, one in five said they regretted a social media p...
Blackout drinking is never a wise idea, but new research pinpoints why people sometimes imbibe to the point where they pass out.
Celebrations and coping with stress are the top reasons for blackout drinking, the study found.
Drinking too much too fast can c...
People who drink alcohol don't only put themselves at risk, they're also endangering family and friends.
A new study finds the effects of "secondhand" alcohol harms are widespread, with nearly 1 in 5 Americans -- 53 million people -- reporting having been harmed by so...
Parents who find a sex-based text on their teenager's phone should be on the lookout for other problems in their child's life, a new evidence review suggests.
Teens who share sexually explicit images are much more likely to be involved in other troubling activities, in...