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Study shows booze losing its appeal

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Mary Bruno
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Drinking and binge drinking by underage Americans fell significantly from 2002 to 2013, according to a new report by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. While booze remains the preferred substance of abuse among the 12-20 year-old crowd, the study's findings, reports The Washington Post, are "the latest evidence that alcohol might be losing some of its allure." The study involved more than 30,000 young people all across the U.S.

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Mary Bruno

By Mary Bruno

Mary was Crosscut's Editor-in-Chief and Interim Publisher. In more than 25 years as a journalist, she has worked as a writer, editor and editorial director for a variety of print and web publications,