Bier & Gezondheid http://www.bierengezondheid.be/index.php/articles/en/cid=3/aid=249/ SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH alcohol and mind 10/12/2001 Alcohol can turn teenagers into hypochondriacs Teenagers that drink a lot compared to teenagers that don’t drink have more vague complaints about their health, such as stomach-ache, fatigue, shortness of breath. A number of these symptoms can also be done to smoking, which often goes along with heavy drinking. However, for a number of these complaints no physiological base can be found after clinical research. It is speculated that a high consumption of alcohol makes teenagers more depressed and more anxious. It is known about anxiety and depression that they can provoke all kinds of vague physical complaints. Source: Duncan Clark, Pittsburgh Adolescent Alcohol Research Center. Clinical & Experimental Research, 2001; 25, 1350.