Study shows higher teen alcohol use in Illinois A study conducted by the Center for Prevention Research and Development at ...

New research from the University of Illinois shows alcohol use among Illinois teens is now double the national average.

Teenagers in Illinois reported drinking at nearly twice the rate of their peers across the U.S., according to a recently ...

Parents and guardians should consider beginning conversations with their teen about alcohol use starting at age 9.

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Erin Hooley/AP Photos Share The driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash at an after-school camp in Chatham, Illinois, earlier this week was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs ...

"We also found that 7.6 million children live in a household with a parent that has either a moderate or severe substance use disorder," says study author Sean Esteban McCabe, director of the Center ...

The project, titled "Teen Alcohol Screening in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network ... "When we follow up we will also be able to see if the questionnaire predicted drug abuse or ...