Adolescent Binge Drinkers Have Higher Risk Of Becoming Alcoholics And Social Exclusion As Adults / Medical News Today, 7 September 2007
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/81744.php
"A teen binge drinker is much more likely to become an adult who either drinks heavily or is alcoholic, according to an article published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The risk of have a string of criminal convictions as an adult is also much higher."
Adult outcomes of binge drinking in adolescence: findings from a UK national birth cohort
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2007; 61: 902-7
http://press.psprings.co.uk/jech/october/902_ch38117.pdf
RM Viner ; B Taylor