German Youths Choose Alcohol Over Cannabis, Drug Czar Says

German youths are turning away from tobacco and cannabis. But there's been an 'alarming' rise in binge-drinking, according to the annual report released by the government's commissioner on drug abuse.

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Deutsche Welle, 4.8.09: In Germany, excessive drinking by teens is on the rise http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4542438,00.html

German Centre for Addiction Issues (DHS): Binge Drinking and Europe. Conclusions and Recommendations, 2008 http://www.ias.org.uk/resources/papers/europe/phproject/bingedrinking-conclusions.pdf

Wikipedia: Binge drinking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binge_drinking

German Centre for Addiction Issues (DHS): Binge Drinking and Europe. Report, 2008 http://www.ias.org.uk/resources/papers/europe/phproject/bingedrinking-report.pdf

German Centre for Addiction Issues (DHS): Pathways for Health Project http://www.dhs.de/web/dhs_international/pathways.php

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