Underage drinking is a serious and common problem here in the United States. Studies show that the younger a person is when he or she starts drinking, the higher at risk he or she is for becoming an alcoholic later in life. No matter what your views are about teen and preteen drinking, this page can provide knowledgeable information about alcohol that you can use as a foundation for addressing adolescent alcohol issues.

PAMF Content for Parents

• HealthWise KnowledgeBase: Alcohol Effects on a Fetus


• HealthWise KnowledgeBase: Teenage alcohol use


• Helping Teens Make Responsible Choices


• Teens and Alcohol

PAMF Content for Your Preteen

• Alcohol


• Alcohol Help Hotlines

PAMF Content for your Teen

• Addiction


• Alcohol


• Alcohol Help Hotlines


• Alcohol Quiz


• Driving Drunk Can Kill You!


• Risks of Drinking Too Much


• To Drink or Not to Drink


• What is Alcoholism?


• Why Drink?

Outside Resources

• Alcohol and Drug Use links: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) list that provides potentially useful resources for drug information and facts and educational materials.


• MADD Online: Parents: This Web site provides underage drinking information parents need to know, including tips, information on alcohol and brain development, issues surrounding underage drinking, parents’ guides, research, and stories. The site focuses on the need for parents to prevent underage drinking.


• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: This large, in-depth Web site with many domains, including: publications, research information, news and events, resources, FAQs, clinical trials, what’s new and information about NIAAA. The site provides resources including pamphlets, brochures, fact sheets, posters, manuals, reports, data tables, graphics gallery, and related Web sites.


• Stop Alcohol Abuse: Parents: This federal Web site provides links to resources that will help parents discuss the important issues of alcohol with their children. Check out the publication Start Talking Before They Start Drinking; it has engaging graphics and surprising alcohol facts. It is also worthwhile to view the “Junior High/Middle School” section.

Recommended Books

• On the Rocks: Teens and Alcohol by David Aretha

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