Talk With Your Child   Get Involved   Set Rules   Be a Good Role Model   Teach Kids To Choose     Friends Wisely   Monitor Your Child's     Activities   Newsroom Young drinkers are more likely to use alcohol to relieve stress when they get older. A National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism survey found that, among adults with a high level of stress in their lives, people who began drinking at age 14 or younger drank five times more than their peers who started drinking at age 18 or older, consuming an average of six drinks per day. View Source	Print-friendly version E-mail to a Friend Link to Us Join Our E-mail Update Communication Tips

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