According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, June 1997, alcohol is the leading cause of death among teenagers. Teenage drinking contributes to the high rate of teenage car crashes, traumatic injuries, suicide and date rape. Alcohol is by far the most used and abused drug among America’s teenagers today. According to a national survey, nearly one third (31.5%) of all high Read the rest of this entry

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While the world reeled at the news of the death of actor Heath Ledger from a lethal combination of prescription drugs – the trendy new mass killer on the celebrity drug scene – another celebrity with a decidedly untrendy alcohol addiction checked into an alcohol detox facility this week to confront her demons.

We were surprised to read that 25-year-old Kirsten Dunst of “Spiderman” fame entered an alcohol Read the rest of this entry

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