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Friday, September 30, 2011
Complex Web of Influences on Teen Drinking
Chicago Tribune article entitled "Teen Alcohol Consumption: A Tangled Network Leads to a Surprising Conclusion" reveals that the strongest influence on your child's alcohol consumption is not their friends, or their girlfriend/boyfriend, but rather their romantic partner's close friends. By far, this appeared to be the strongest influence on teen drinking behavior. Why might that be? How can parents and teachers use this new information to stop teen drinking?
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