Legendary 90s band Nirvana were known for their members' excesses. Indeed, lead singer Kurt Cobain took his own life aged 27, after myriad drug and alcohol struggles. Growing out of the punk and grunge movement was an anti-substance abuse subculture: straight ...
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More evidence that teen alcohol use does not promote responsible drinking
Adolescents who drink regularly are twice as likely to binge drink as adults, a new study has revealed. The UNSW researchers behind the study said it provides the most robust evidence to date that patterns of drinking in adolescence persist into adulthood. Published ...
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Did you know that Australia now boasts one of the lowest teen drinking rates in the developed world? Prior to 1999, however, the opposite was true. A key reason for the radical, relatively abrupt shift? According to a Deakin University study ...
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