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NIH guide for screening underage drinkers – 3
Narrator: This is NIH Health Matters. I’m Joe Balintfy. Just two questions from a healthcare professional – one about personal drinking frequency and another about friends’ drinking – can help spot teens at risk for alcohol-related problems. Dr. Vivian Faden is from the NIH.
Faden: The friends drinking question is an early warning signal and it's a very good predictor of future drinking. The personal drinking question or the frequency question is the best predictor of current risk for problems from current drinking in adolescence who are already drinking.
Narrator: Research shows that underage drinking has serious consequences. For more information, visit www.niaaa.nih.gov. Health Matters is produced by the NIH, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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