title: Alcohol usage among preadolescents and adolescents.
abstract: Since adults in our society drink alcohol, it follows that adolescents--and school-age children--will too. Patterns of alcohol use are apparent even among fifth grade students. Thus, an educational effort directed at the problem is clearly in order.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teets
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio / Q000453:epidemiology; D012573:School Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires