Avera Medical Minute: R-Rated Movies & Underage Drinking Live 4/27/10 - KSFY News - Sioux Falls, SD News, Weather, Sports

Any moms and dads control what their kids watch for lots of reasons, but could r-rated movies lead to your kids drinking or even alcoholism?  A new study from Dartmouth shows a link between the two. Dr. Jennifer McKay from Avera McKennan Hospital  explains the study.

Researchers conducted a study of more 2,400 children, ages 10 to 14-years-old, whose parents allowed them to view R-rated movies frequently. Almost a quarter of the children studied confessed to having tried alcohol behind their parents back.  Other studies show that the earlier kids try alcohol, the greater the chances of them becoming alcoholics later in life.