Not just U.S. problem.

• Position: STATELINE - Juvenile drinking in Europe - Brief article

Many Americans believe that young people from Europe have less trouble with alcohol because their cultures teach them to handle alcohol responsibly from an early age. A recent report from the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, however, debunks that myth. Data collected from 15- and 16-year-olds in 35 European countries show that they drink more often and more heavily than their American counterparts. "The claim that Europeans learn to drink moderately...