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National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

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Teenage Alcohol Abuse May Be Cause, Rather than Effect, of Isolation and Poor Grades

November 5, 2012 by Molly Wahlberg

Rather than gaining “liquid courage” to let loose with friends, teenage drinkers are more likely to feel like social outcasts, according to a new sociology study from The University of Texas at Austin. The study — conducted by Robert Crosnoe, professor of sociology, and Aprile Benner, assistant professor of human development and family sciences — […]

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