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Health & Fitness

A Reminder of the Physical Dangers of Teen Drinking

Heavy drinking among adolescents can have serious physical impact on a developing brain. Problem behaviors such as binge drinking, the most common form of alcohol consumption among adolescents, can have not only short-term ramifications, but also create lingering issues that these teens (and maybe even their parents) might not recognize. 

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