About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment

"Drinking represents second-class status among kids. It's been replaced by pot," said Florida Juvenile Judge Rufus Jefferson. But Florida's Mental Health Division says nearly every teenager tries liquor, and one of 15 becomes an alcoholic. Teenage drug addiction makes more headlines, but a 15-year-old Miami girl recently committed suicide with a pistol in a drunken stupor.