Years of research have shown that impulsivity in childhood is among the individual vulnerabilities leading to substance abuse, delinquency, as well as aggressive and antisocial behavior in adolescence ...

"Like father, like son? Can parenting styles break the intergenerational pattern of alcohol and drug use?" A group of ...

The Department of Social Development (DSD) has condemned a disturbing viral video circulating in the Eastern Cape, in which adults allow young children to drink alcohol. The outrage stems from a ...

Campaigners warn that an estimated 2.6 million children in the UK are now living with a parent who drinks too much - many in ...

A new study addresses the puzzle of why heavy drinking throughout pregnancy leads to widely varying outcomes for children. Even in the context of heavy and consistent prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), ...

Alcohol use is no longer just a private choice—it is increasingly becoming a public problem. We have wrapped it too deeply in cultural acceptance: alcohol at lochoe, alcohol at tshechu, alcohol at ...

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has reiterated the need for stronger enforcement of age restrictions, ...

YEARS of watching her young son battle an extremely rare blood disorder had taken its toll on Nicole Koon. But the day her child went into remission should have been the happiest day of her life.

CENTER CITY (WPVI) -- It's time for holiday parties and family gatherings and this year, the holiday lasts almost two weeks, which means more chance of accidental alcohol poisonings among children.

Celebrating the holidays with a glass of wine or a bottle of beer? You might be tempted to offer your teenager a sip. Some parents see little harm in giving underage children a taste, while others ...