Kids are influenced by so many of their surroundings – friends, teachers, celebrities, pop culture  – yet parents are the leading influence on their kids’ decisions to drink – or not to drink –...

My college experience included this life-skills lesson: Drink alcohol on a full stomach, so you don’t get inebriated too quickly. Of course, most college students shouldn’t be drinking at all, but we know from...

Combating underage drinking is a major public health priority, as alcohol use by young people increases the likelihood of short- and long-term consequences, including altered brain development, academic problems, sexually transmitted infections, physical and...

CARLSBAD (KGTV)— More than 70 law enforcement agencies across California participated in “Operation Shoulder Tap,” an undercover operation with the goal of raising awareness for underage drinking. By the end of the day, law...

Research bridging the fields of immunology, pharmacology and neuroscience by Professor Sulie L. Chang, director of the Institute of NeuroImmune Pharmacology at Seton Hall University, shows that binge drinking among teens could lead to an...

Research shows that teens and young adults do believe their parents should have a say in whether they drink alcohol. Drinking alcohol undoubtedly is a part of American culture, as are conversations between parents...

A man called police after his daughter live-streamed an alleged drinking party in York County, causing police to go to the home and arrest two adults, the York Daily Record reported on Wednesday. An officer...

What’s the big deal? The kids were all in the house. They were safe. They weren’t out running the streets causing trouble. They weren’t doing hard drugs. So what’s the problem when adults condone...

This letter to the editor was written by Vanessa Fronce in response to the Drunk Texts from Aggieville advertisement run on Tuesday. If you would like to write a letter to the Collegian, send...

Today’s teens are growing up in an environment with pressures, stress and priorities vastly different from when we were their age. If you’re concerned that your son or daughter might be using drugs or...