Tackling alcohol abuse among adolescents requires a multi-faceted approach involving parents and schools.

Underage drinking is a major public health concern in many parts of the world. The initiation of alcohol consumption, and heavy or risky drinking, begins during adolescence. Patterns of alcohol use increase during adolescence and the peak period for alcohol consumption and alcoholrelated harm occurs in late adolescence and early adulthood. Heavy drinking by adolescents can have several serious health and social consequences, including impairments in cognitive functioning, poor school performance, future risk of development of alcohol problems, fatal and non-fatal accidents,6 and poor psychosocial outcomes