at even a young age. The problems queried here included the need for more and more alcohol to get effects (tolerance), exceeding set alcohol limits, feeling the need to stop or cut down on drinking, skipping school to drink, going to school drunk or hung over, drinking in hazardous situations (e.g., skateboarding), police problems, parents or friends complaining about drinking (two items), drinking-related injuries, drunken fights, and blackouts. The SSAGA was also the source for the manifest variable age and sex.
