1.   As things got worse at work, he began to use alcohol as a crutch.

2.   The former star said he used alcohol to blot out the pain.

3.   And more high school seniors use alcohol than tobacco, according to surveys by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

4.   Both sexes tend to use alcohol as an excuse for undesirable behavior.

5.   But like the bullies, they also did poorly in school and were likely to report smoking cigarettes and using alcohol.

6.   But studies have shown that children from families with long histories of drinking start using alcohol earlier.

7.   Five days before the election, a law partner of Hance wrote a public letter denouncing the Bush campaign for using alcohol to lure young people.

8.   If alcohol is not used, make sure the syrup has some acidity, from citrus juice perhaps, so the sweetness is not overwhelming.

9.   It is wrong to use alcohol illegally, compulsively, or abusively.

10.   Never mind that half of American high school seniors use alcohol and that it is fueling the leading cause of teen-age death, car accidents.