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Sep 5 2009, Rajan Jain

It is alarming and very concerning that today many teenagers in India are indulging in acts such as drinking and smoking. I see growing trend for teens to hang around in night clubs, or in Bars in a way to act “cool”

Many undergo teens have...

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In this undated photo from Middlebury College, shows John McCardell, the former Middlebury College president. McCardell has been trying with limited success to prompt a national discussion about drinking age laws.