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Charlie is a 17-year-old high school student, Charlie drinks beer and other alcoholic beverages at parties with friends

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Charlie is a 17-year-old high school student, Charlie drinks beer and other alcoholic beverages at parties with friends. He has also used marijuana on several occasions with friends during social gatherings. Charlie’s substance use has never led to academic, family, social, or legal problems. To what extent is Charlie’s behavior developmentally normative? If you were Charlie’s parents, would you be concerned?