Alcoholism and Addiction May be Home for the Holidays
When bright young teens go off to college, every parent hopes it will be the start of a promising future. The new students experience some anxiety along with a new sense of independence, which can lead to experimenting with alcohol or drugs. Studies about the facts of college alcohol and drug abuse show that this is a recipe for an early onset of alcoholism and drug addiction, and parents may get a surprise when their babies come home for the holidays.