article_snippet: However Aaron E. Carroll, professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine warns what many of us - especially parents - do is overlook the huge dangers of alcohol.
article_snippet: Aaron E. Carroll, professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine cites statistics from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, which state that alcohol use is a factor in 40 per cent of all violent crimes in the United States, including 37 per cent of rapes and 27 per cent of aggravated assaults.
article_snippet: What many of us - especially parents - do is overlook the huge dangers of alcohol, Aaron E. Carroll, professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine warns .
article_snippet: Aaron E. Carroll, professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine goes on to add that nearly 20 per cent of male delinquents and 10 per cent of female delinquents have an alcohol problem.
article_snippet: Aaron E. Carroll, professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine also factors in statistics for drink driving and domestic violence - and once again, alcohol fares worse.
article_snippet: From first-hand experience as a paediatrician, Professor Carroll says Professor Carroll has also seen more damage - some almost fatal -  caused by alcohol poisoning.
article_snippet: Then there is the link with unprotected sex, drunken fights and accidents - all of which are significantly more likely when alcohol is thrown into the mix.
highlights_snippet: Aaron E. Carroll is professor of paediatrics at Indiana University .
  
highlights_snippet: Warns that many people - especially parents - underestimate risk of booze .