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Mom: Britney Had Booze, Sex, Drugs ... All by Age 15

Lynne Spears' new memoir reveals daughter's downward spiral

Sun (UK) Sun (UK) Sep 4, 08 12:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears started boozing at 13, lost her virginity at 14, and took drugs at 15, mother Lynne Spears writes in her upcoming memoir, T hrough the Storm . The Sun reports that in the book due Sept. 16, Lynne expresses regret for letting her daughter become a sex object and believes that exploitation is the root of her eldest daughter’s current problems. More »

More about:  Britney Spears • celebrity parents • memoir • celebrity tell-alls • drug abuse • Lynne Spears • teen sex • underage drinking

Backlash Greets College Chiefs' Move to Lower Drinking Age

Educators, legislators, MADD are all in uproar

Washington Post Washington Post Aug 21, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A chorus of criticism has greeted proposals from college chiefs to consider lowering the drinking age to 18, the Washington Post reports, as everyone from health experts, lawmakers, high school principals, and groups like MADD have been quick to slam the idea. The academic leaders say their theory that lowering the age would promote moderation is being distorted. More »

Wii Caught Up
in Beer Pong Brouhaha

Parents' outcry forces video game to change name, sub in water

Time Time Aug 1, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The video game version of frat-boy favorite beer pong is getting watered down, Time reports. An outcry from parents concerned about youthful binge-drinking has forced JV Games to change the name of its new Wii release to Pong Toss —and to swap the virtual beer in the game's cups to virtual water. More »

More about:  video game • beer • binge drinking • underage drinking • Wii • beer pong

OPINION

 A Dad Debates Introducing Wine 

Times oenologist, eying responsible drinking, leans toward giving sons a taste

New York Times New York Times Mar 28, 08 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Will letting your kids sip wine decrease chances of binges later, Eric Asimov wonders in the New York Times . “I can’t help hoping that my sons might share my taste in ball teams and politics. Why should wine be any different?” writes Asimov, who imagined raising his children European-style to teach them “wine is a wonderful part of a meal.” More »

More about:  wine • parenting • alcoholism • underage drinking

Beer Family Scion Busted
for Underage Drinking

What's worse,
it was Natty Light

St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis Post-Dispatch Mar 27, 08 7:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 17-year-old member of the Anheuser-Busch beer family was busted yesterday and charged with underage drinking, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Hardly shocking, perhaps, except for what Adolphus August Busch V was drinking: Natural Light. Though the frat house favorite is one of the company's products, it's surely a far cry from the company's flagship brands—and gets a D- from Beer Advocate . More »

More about:  beer • Anheuser-Busch • underage drinking • Adolphus August Busch V

Feds Map Drug and Mental Problems by State

Vermonters smoke a lot of pot, Utah adults suffer high rate of mental ills

Reuters Reuters Mar 6, 08 8:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Vermonters smoke the most pot and Utah has the lowest drinking and marijuana rates among young people in the nation—but the highest rates of adults reporting mental health problems. Those are some of the nuggets uncovered in a fascinating new report by government researchers who made a state-by-state examination of substance abuse and mental health problems, Reuters reports. More »

More about:  cocaine • marijuana • mental illness • alcohol abuse • drug abuse • survey • binge drinking • substance abuse • underage drinking

Marketing of Energy Drinks Under Scrutiny

Authorities wondering if beer makers are targeting kids with caffeinated booze

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Feb 21, 08 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Big beer companies are facing state-led investigations into whether they're marketing caffeinated alcohol products to underage drinkers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing both make such beverages, but insist that "We responsibly market our products to legal drinking-age consumers," a Miller spokesman tells the Journal . More »

More about:  alcohol • caffeine • Anheuser-Busch • drinking • Andrew Cuomo • underage drinking • energy drink • Miller Brewing

Lohan Bender Spurs Underage Drinking Probe

ABC wants to close the club down for 15 days to make the point

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times May 31, 07 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan's recent DUI arrest has prompted talk about cracking down on underage boozing in Hollywood.The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is preparing to investigate the Mean Girls starlet's case—the ABC has to wait for police to release evidence that the 20-year-old did, indeed, test positive for alcohol. More »

More about:  celebrity • California • Hollywood • alcohol • Lindsay Lohan • drunk driving • DUI • underage drinking

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