According to a new study by the National Centre on Addiction and Substance Abuse: Alcohol is the leading drug abused by U.S. teens. Under age drinkers account for 19.7 percent of alcohol consumed in U.S. 78 percent of high school students have tried alcohol. 30 percent of them admit to binge drinking at least once a month. Average age of first drink among 12-to-20-year-olds is 14.

Source: www.CNN.com, Feb 2003