Adolescents (ages 10 to 19) and young adults (ages 20 to 24) make up 21% of the American population (HealthyPeople). Although these age groups are at the peak of their health, they experience various public health problems that include: substance use and abuse, motor vehicle accidents, smoking, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), unplanned pregnancies, homelessness, suicide, and homicide. As adolescents transition from childhood to adulthood, the behavioral and lifestyle decisions they make influence their current and future health. Most adolescents struggle to adopt behaviors that could positively influence their overall health, and this could be attributed to influences at the individual, peer, family, school, community, and societal levels. A public health issue of great concern among adolescents across America is alcohol use and abuse. Each year at least 5,000 young adults under the age of 21 die from underage drinking, counting intentional and unintentional deaths: suicides, traffic accidents, and homicides (Alcohol Alert, 2006). National and smaller population surveys show that alcohol consumption continues to rise among high-level scholars, with the majority of them engaging in binge drinking. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) outlines binge eating as a drinking pattern that brings the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 gram percent or higher (Alcohol Alert, 2006 ). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adds that binge eating can also be defined by the number of drinks consumed by an individual: 5 or more drinks in men, 4 or more in women, in about 2 hours (CDC , 2014). Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug, more than any other drug (including tobacco), among the least... paper media ......ol in areas that could help in this war against alcohol consumption alcohol by minors. requires serious attention, not only for what it may entail, but also for the pervasive human and economic repercussions of alcohol consumption by this sensitive population. Current funding for the prevention of alcohol consumption and abuse among minors is lacking compared to that for the prevention of tobacco and illegal drug use, but the former kills many more young people than the latter. Adequate funding and community participation are needed for these implementations to effectively prevent underage drinking. Screening for alcoholism during doctor visits in medical settings may be helpful for young people who binge drink. Clinicians should be encouraged to include substance abuse prevention guidelines in routine office visits and encourage parents and communities to prevent underage drinking.