Teen Girls Drinking More Alcohol July 1, 2010 / 9:44 AM EDT / CBS Drug and alcohol use among teens seems to be on the upswing again, a surprising finding after years of consistent decline.

"I think because of this pressure the girls find that alcohol lessons their inhibition. It also represses their emotion and anxieties and fears about it." - Annie Prescott, Ph.D., psychologist Every ...

About 1 in 8 women and 1 in 5 high school girls binge drink, according to the CDC's Vital Signs report. Binge drinking for women is defined as consuming four or more alcohol drinks, such as beer ...

New data released today from the Partnership for a Drug Free America suggest that not only are girls now drinking more than boys, they turn to drugs and alcohol for more serious reasons as well ...