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What percentage of teens who started drinking before the age of 14 went on to have alcohol dependency problems later on in life? 23% 35% 47% 59%

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Underage drinking is widespread and continues to increase:

12th graders—Three out of every four (75%) have consumed alcohol.

10th graders—Two out of every three (67%)

8th graders—Two out of every five 8th graders (40%)

When youth drink, they tend to drink excessively:

12th graders—29% had engaged in episodes of binge drinking in the past two weeks

10th graders—22%

8th graders—11%

More drinking to excess:

10th graders—41% reported to have been drunk at least once

8th graders—18%

Teenage girls are as likely to be involved in drinking as teen boys:

36.2% of 9th grade girls reported drinking in the past month; 36.3 percent of boys

17.3% of 9th grade girls reported binge drinking; 20.7 percent of boys

Rates of teen drinking differ among ethnic groups:

30% of non-Hispanic white high school students reported binge drinking.

11% of African American students

25% of Hispanic students

Young people aged 12–20 consume almost 20% of the alcohol consumed in the United States.


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47% became alcohol-dependent at some point, compared with 9% of those who began drinking at age 21 or older.

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