Does alcohol damage the adolescent brain? Neuroanatomical and neuropsychological consequences of adolescent drinking

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Table 1 Drinking prevalences in the USA, Europe, and the People’s Republic of China

Source	Location	Age (Years)
		12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21-25
Lifetime drinking prevalence (%)
Johnston et al^Citation3	USA		26.8		49.3		66.0
Hibell et al^Citation5	Europe				87
Lu et al^Citation6	People’s Republic of China		39.8	52.0		64.1	68.1
Alcohol use in past month (%)
SAMHSA^Citation2	USA	2.1		9.5		22.7		43.8			69.3
Johnston et al^Citation3	USA		9.0		23.5		37.4
Miller et al^Citation4	USA	32.0			45.0			56.4
Hibell et al^Citation5	Europe				57
Lu et al^Citation6	People’s Republic of China		14.0	17.6		27.5	27.4
Binge drinking in past month (%)
SAMHSA^Citation2	USA	0.8		4.5		13.1		29.1			43.3
Johnston et al^a,^Citation3	USA		4.1		12.6		19.4
Miller et al^Citation4	USA	17.8			28.9			38.7
Hibell et al^Citation5	Europe				39
Lu et al^Citation6	People’s Republic of China		2.6	3.5		7.6	8.1
Been drunk in last month (%)
Johnston et al^Citation3	USA		2.7		11.2		23.5
Hibell et al^Citation5	Europe				17
Lu et al^Citation6	People’s Republic of China		8.3	12.1		23.1	24.1

Note: ^a5+ drinks in a row in the last 2 weeks.

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