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Nationwide Series of 'Town Hall' Meetings Address Underage Drinking
Six statements from SAMHSA Associate Administrator for Alcohol Policy
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Underage drinking continues to be a leading public-health problem in the United States. Alcohol use threatens the safe and healthy development of more young people than any other substance--even more than tobacco and illicit drugs. On an average day in 2006, 7,970 teens drank alcohol for the first time--a much-higher number than begin smoking or trying illicit drugs. Alcohol use among children and adolescents starts early, and increases rapidly with age. As part of a national effort to increase understanding and awareness of underage drinking and its consequences--and to encourage individuals, families, and communities to address the problem and help communities in their efforts to stop underage drinking--a series of "town-hall" meetings will take place across America, primarily during the week of March 31-April 4, 2008.
These meetings will give local communities the opportunity to come together to learn more about new research on underage drinking and its impact on both individuals and the community--and to discuss how their community can implement the recommendations in the Surgeon General's "Call to Action" to prevent underage alcohol use.
For more information--including a full schedule of meetings--visit StopAlcoholAbuse.gov.
