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1Johnson, L.D., O'Malley, P.M., et al (2007). Monitoring the Future: national results on adolescent drug use: Overview of key findings, 2006. (NIH Publication No. 07-6202) Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse. 57-59.

2American Medical Association Online (2/2/07). AMA Report on Alcohol's Adverse Effects on the Brains of Children, Adolescents and College Students, last referenced 7/6/07.

3Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2005). Prevention Talk:Issue 14. The Impact of Alcohol on the Adolescent Brain. SAMHSA 2005.

4, 5American Medical Association Online (2003). Harmful Consequences of Alcohol Use on the Brains of Children, Adolescents, and College Students, last referenced 6/30/07.

6Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Online (2006). National Survey on Drug Abuse and Health (NSDUH) Report: Academic Performance and Substance Use Among Students Aged 12 to 17: 2002, 2003, and 2004: SAMHSA Issue 18, 2006. Last referenced 9/26/07.

7Engberg, J., Morral, A.R. Reducing substance use improves adolescents' school attendance (2006). Addiction, 101 (12) 1741-1751. Society for the Study of Addiction, Leeds, England.

8Swahn, M.H. Bossarte, R.M. (2007). Gender, early alcohol use, and suicide ideation and attempts: findings from the 2005 youth risk behavior survey. Journal of Adolescent Health, 41(2): 175-81.

9American Medical Association Online (2003). Harmful Consequences of Alcohol Use on the Brains of Children, Adolescents, and College Students, last referenced 6/30/07.

10Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Online (April 1, 2005). The NSDUH Report: Alcohol Use and Delinquent Behaviors among Youths. SAMHSA, Rockville, MD. Last referenced 10/01/07. 

11American Medical Association Online (2003). Harmful Consequences of Alcohol Use on the Brains of Children, Adolescents, and College Students, last referenced 6/30/07.

12Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Online (April 1, 2005). Alcohol Use and Delinquent Behaviors among Youths. The NSDUH Report. Last referenced 9/28/07.

13Torres, J.M., Ortega, E., (2005). Alcohol intoxication increases allopregnanolone levels in male adolescent humans. Psychopharmacology 172(3): 352-355.

14The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Online (7/3/2006). Early Drinking Linked to Higher Lifetime Alcoholism Risk. Last referenced 9/28/07.

15The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Online (no date). Underage Drinking: A Growing Health Care Concern. Last referenced 05/04/07

16, 17The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth Online (2006). Underage Drinking in the United States: A Status Report, 2005 , last referenced 6/30/07.

 
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