Elk Grove Village, ILâ(ENEWSPF)âJune 1, 2015. Alcohol is the most commonly used drug among teens, and accounts for more than 4,300 deaths annually among people under age 21. In a study, âYouth Drinking in the United States: Relationships With Alcohol Policies and Adult Drinking,â published in the July 2015 Pediatrics (published online June 1), researchers examined 29 different state policies on alcohol â such as higher alcohol taxes or laws governing the density of liquor stores — and measured their impact on the prevalence of youth drinking and binge drinking in states.
