Alcoholism in children

Published: September 12, 2007, 2:56 am

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Filed under: Health and Safety, Lifestyle, Media, Elementary school, Middle school, High school, 8-9 years, Pre-teen, Teenager, Celebrity kids, Making a Difference, Peer pressure You know, there' s some truth to the notion that if you look hard enough you can find ANYTHING. I was trolling the ether this morning when I came across a topic I'd given little thought to: alcoholism in children. Not since Drew Barrymore's now-infamous plight with alcoholism was made public to the world have I heard of children being alcoholics. Certainly I am aware of many whose parents are (or were) and who feel predisposed to following in their footsteps. Popular thought was that the alcoholic tendencies would set in in adulthood, or young adulthood, According to this article, though, there is a dramatic increase in the number of children who are drinking and becoming alcoholics. Children as in under ten years old! Part of me read this article, from Good Housekeeping, less as a cautionary tale and

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