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How to spot underage drinking 
(HealthDay News) -- Besides being illegal, underage drinking can endanger a young person's physical and emotional health.
Underage drinkers are more likely than other peers to have:
- problems at school, including more absences and poor grades
- problems maintaining friendships and relationships
- problems with the legal system
- frequent hangovers or illnesses, drug abuse and problems with memory
- cases of alcohol poisoning
- car accidents
- increased risk of sexual or physical assault, suicide or homicide, or unplanned pregnancy
- problems affecting brain development.
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Copyright: © 2011 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
First published: 09/19/2011
Last updated: 09/19/2011
Reviewed by: HealthDay, a service of ScoutNews, LLC
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