Binge drinking and alcohol use among teens continues to rise. A college freshman as already died from alcohol poisoning What parents and teens need to know.

More and more teens are choosing to self medicate.

Is it possible for your child to become a binge drinker based on your parenting style?

The scene was so bizarre that that many partygoers, most of them students at Central Washington University in nearby Ellensburg, believed they had fallen victim to a date rape drug. Instead, police and medical investigators have in large part blamed the heavy consumption of Four Loko, also known as "blackout in a can," for the chaotic scene of sickened young people.

Parents take note: the incidence of underage alcohol use and binge drinking continues to rise and the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new policy statement on this topic.

More kids are using household products to get high.

Teens who live with alcohol-abusing fathers are at higher risk for alcohol or drug abuse themselves.