Valley hears about underage drinking
The Daily & Sunday Review, (PA)  5/16/2008
About 50 people gathered in the Patterson Auditorium in Sayre Thursday night to discuss a problem that concerns many — underage drinking.

New Law: Parents Pay Police Costs For Teen Drinking Parties
KTVI - myFOXstl.com, (MO)  5/16/2008
Breaking up teen parties is usually in a weekend's work for police in Wildwood.

Forum to Center on Underage Drinking
Bangor Daily News, (ME)  5/15/2008
Underage drinking will be the topic of a town hall- style meeting next week sponsored jointly by the Bucksport Bay Healthy Communities Coalition and the School Department's Coordinated School Health Program. The meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, May 19, at the Alamo Theater is a response to the U.S. surgeon general's call to action earlier this year in which he urged Americans to do more to reduce and prevent underage drinking.

Franklin County Kids Rate High in Underage Drinking
KNDO Local News, (WA)  5/15/2008
Benton-Franklin Substance Abuse Coalition experts say Franklin County kids have the highest percentage rates for underage drinking in Washington. Some kids reported drinking as young as 5th grade, and binge drinking before graduating from junior high, according to a recent survey.

DA teams up with alcohol counselors
Plattsburgh Press Republican, (NY)  5/14/2008
80% of Essex County teens have tried alcohol, study indicates.

Local prevention workers honored
Searcy Daily Citizen, (AR)  5/14/2008
Among those receiving certificates at a graduation celebration held on Thursday, May 1 were Pat Brannin, Region 3 Prevention Resource Coordinator, and Pat Hambrick, WISE Coalition Coordinator (White County Invested in Substance Abuse Eradication). Members from 14 coalitions across Arkansas were awarded Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive (SPF SIG) Grants, and coalition leaders attended three week-long training sessions provided by Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). The 90-hour CADCA Academy training counts toward the 200 hours required for Hambrick to become a Certified Prevention Specialist.

Prom planners preparing 'An Evening in Paradise'
Hudson Hub-Times, (OH)  5/14/2008
Students attending the high school's 2008 prom will be treated to "An Evening in Paradise."

The Safety Advocate, Jacqueline Hackett
GW Hatchet, (DC)  5/13/2008
What began as a middle school hobby for Jacqueline Hackett has become a decade devoted to youth substance abuse prevention.

Watchwords: Underage drinking often leads to tragedy
Amesbury News, (MA)  5/13/2008
As amazing as it may seem, the end of the 2007-08 school year is quickly approaching. In fact as you read this column, the Senior Class has only about 10 days left

Project Sticker Shock hits Paris stores
Paris Beacon News, (IL)  5/12/2008
WARNING: It is Illegal ... to provide alcohol to a person under 21; for a minor to use a fake ID.

Chem-free approach to prom activities
Laconia Citizen, (NH)  5/12/2008
For Moultonborough Academy seniors, the end of this year's prom is only the beginning of a night of positive fun, as students will take part in a night of activities in a chemical-free alternative with aid from the town.

Law Enforcement Targeting Parents and Teens Graduation Weekend
NTV, (NE)  5/12/2008
The final school bell rang Friday afternoon for many local seniors and they are ready to celebrate. Law enforcement branches already have extra officers out on the streets. Project Extra Mile, an underage drinking prevention group, usually warns teens to be careful this time of year. Now, they're targeting adults. Grand Island Police, the Hall County Sheriff's Department, and the State Patrol are teaming up with Project Extra Mile in Hall County to make sure parents aren't supplying alcohol to underage graduates.

Coalition continues to raise awareness of underage drinking
Kingman Daily Miner, (AZ)  5/9/2008
Two upbeat reports were delivered Tuesday during the monthly meeting of The Coalition for Successful Youth Development, a group raising awareness of the problem of underage drinking.

Help Make It A Safe Summer: Don't Serve Alcohol To Teens
North American Press Syndicate, (NY)  5/9/2008
A national campaign to reduce underage drinking is helping the nation understand that serving alcohol to teens is unsafe, illegal and irresponsible. "We Don't Serve Teens" focuses on the "social sources"-parents of other teens, older siblings and friends-from whom most teens who drink get their alcohol.

Police Program Aimed At Underage Drinking
South County Times, (MO)  5/9/2008
Let underage would-be drinkers and alcohol merchants beware: Crestwood Police Department is conducting a program to control underage drinking.

Report shows number of students who drink
Fremont Tribune, (NE)  5/9/2008
n the past 30 days 42 percent of high school seniors and 24 percent of 10th-graders have consumed an alcoholic beverage.

Ozarka awarded mini-grant
Baxter Bulletin, (AR)  5/9/2008
Ozarka College recently was awarded a mini-grant from Arkansas Collegiate Drug Education Coalition for educating students and the community about underage drinking, drunk driving, and other alcohol-awareness programs.

Two Events to Address Underage Drinking
RedOrbit, (TX)  5/9/2008
SAD 52 and Healthy Androscoggin have announced two upcoming events that address underage drinking.

Teen drinking also trouble for adults who let it happen
Dowagiac Daily News, (MI)  5/8/2008
Even free gas cards didn't entice many teens or parents to Dowagiac Middle School cafeteria Tuesday night for a community forum on preventing underage drinking with law enforcement leaders and addiction experts.

Police program targets party parents
Rocklin Placer Herald, (CA)  5/8/2008
Parents are accustomed to using the Internet to check children’s grades, read school announcements and communicate with teachers. Now, local law enforcement agencies throughout Placer County are hoping they’ll also go online each time their children ask to attend a party.

Colleges employ varied strategies to reduce student alcohol abuse
Kennebec Journal, (ME)  5/8/2008
Police and security officers patrol dorms. College keg parties have to be registered. Incoming freshmen take alcohol education courses as a condition of enrollment.

ACI program raises awareness of underage drinking and driving
Eyewitness News, (RI)  5/8/2008
With prom season here, the Department of Corrections and the Rhode Attorney General's office have launched a program to raise awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving.

Our Opinion: Don't give alcohol to kids
Times-Mail News, (IN)  5/8/2008
Reducing underage drinking is among priorities established by a group of young people who make up the Indiana Point of Youth.

Community leaders discuss underage drinking problem
Fulton Sun, (MO)  5/8/2008
Local officials and educators agree that underage drinking is a problem.

Police, parents seeking to curb teenage drinking
NewsChannel 9 WSYR, (NY)  5/8/2008
High school prom and graduation season is upon us, and with it comes the annual spring words of warning about the parties.

Changing community norms: Teen alcohol use focus of forum, partnership
VillageSoup Belfast, (ME)  5/8/2008
With high school students preparing for proms and graduations, one group is trying to remove something that sometimes is mixed with these celebrations — alcohol.

Mechanicville City Council delays 'social host' vote
Schenectady Gazette, (NY)  5/8/2008
The City Council has delayed voting on a new “social host” law until next month because council members are not sure the public hearing for the proposed law change was properly advertised.

Coalition discusses underage drinking
Kingman Daily Miner, (AZ)  5/8/2008
Two upbeat reports were delivered Tuesday during the monthly meeting of The Coalition for Successful Youth Development, a group raising awareness of the problem of underage drinking.

AUTISTIC PUPILS' MOVIE TO WARN OF PERILS OF UNDERAGE DRINKING
Derby Evening Telegraph, (UK)  5/8/2008
Autistic pupils in Derbyshire have become amateur film-makers in an effort to tackle underage drinking.

South Berwick police to increase vigilance on underage drinking
Foster's Daily Democrat, (NH)  5/8/2008
With high school graduation and prom season around the corner, South Berwick Police Chief Dana Lajoie is hoping to curb underage drinking through a series of awareness and enforcement programs funded by a grant from the state Department of Health and Human Services.

Hayward targets suppliers of underage drinking
Tri Valley Herald, (CA)  5/8/2008
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to consider an ordinance that would authorize fines for adults who knowingly provide alcohol to minors in their homes.

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum Promotes Safe Prom and Graduation
Earth Times, (FL)  5/8/2008
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and The Century Council today brought a life-saving lesson about the dangers of drunk driving and underage drinking to students of Leon High School. Nationally recognized speaker, Brandon Silveria and his father Tony spoke to students about the importance of "making the right choice" about alcohol -- and emphasized that if students are under the age of 21, the only responsible decision is not to drink. Brandon is a young man who, at age 17 was involved in an alcohol-related crash just before his high school prom. The Century Council is a national not-for-profit organization funded by distillers dedicated to fighting drunk driving and underage drinking.

Many stores join in fight for having safe prom season
Clanton Advertiser, (AL)  5/8/2008
The Chilton-Shelby Mental Health Center and Chilton County High School SADD Chapter have teamed up for this month’s Kick Underage Drinking Campaign.

Kids First receives grant to fight alcohol abuse
Ravalli Republic, (MT)  5/7/2008
“Advertisers glamorize the use of alcohol; girls come to see it as glamorous, boys come to see it as adventurous,” said Ari Santamaria, Executive Director for Kids First of Ravalli County. But that, she said, is going to change hopefully in the Bitterroot.

Merchant training helps stop sales of alcohol to minors
Ventura County Star, (CA)  5/7/2008
Simi Valley merchants who operate grocery or liquor stores received a new kind of training Tuesday geared toward increasing the distance between the alcohol they sell and the underage teens who want it.

Parents address teens and prom night issues
Clarion Herald News, (LA)  5/7/2008
Prom season is here, and parents across the Archdiocese of New Orleans are fretting about the crazy things teens do on prom night.

Schools work to keep it sober on prom night
The Geneva Sun, (IL)  5/7/2008
It was the late-night house parties, not so much the prom, that a 17-year-old Oswego East senior was looking forward to when she arrived at the school's formal dance on April 19.

Teens, parents will learn about host liability laws
Colts Neck News Transcript, (NJ)  5/7/2008
An informative meeting about the consequences parents could face if they host a party and provide alcohol to minors will be held at Manalapan High School, Church Lane, Manalapan.

Sam Rayburn students to receive sobering teenage message
Pasadena Citizen, (TX)  5/7/2008
Prom poses many difficult decisions for high school students that go beyond what shoes to wear with what dress or what girl the guy should ask for the perfect prom date.

Testing the Waters
KSBI 52, (OK)  5/7/2008
Studies show four out of five high schoolers admit to trying alcohol, and about 4,000 Oklahomans under the age of 21 are arrested for drinking each year. Communities and officials say they are tired of hearing about the issue and the loss of life from it, so they're going out to catch those providing the alcohol.

Police crack down on underage drinking
KeepMEcurrent.com, (ME)  5/7/2008
Whether it's in the puckerbrush or their parent's basement, underage drinkers are going to have a harder time partying this spring and summer.

Undercover agent tells students about danger of alcohol
The News-Messenger, (OH)  5/6/2008
Susan Baker knows about drinking gone badly. As an undercover agent for The Ohio Investigative Unit, she has seen how alcohol wrecks lives -- many of them young lives.

Black youth drink less, targeted more
Louisiana Weekly, (LA)  5/6/2008
The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., found Black youth ages 12 to 20 drink far less alcohol than their White counterparts, but with age they suffer more from alcohol-related diseases than Whites and other ethnicities.

Selling to Minors
Chickaha News, (OK)  5/6/2008
On Saturday, April 12, representatives of Red Rock West Area Prevention Resource Center, a branch of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse representing Canadian and Grady Counties, implemented a “compliance check” in Chickasha to determine whether store clerks properly check IDs of those persons purchasing alcoholic beverages.

Getting MADD: Community rallies to slow underage drinking
Marion Daily, (IL)  5/6/2008
Parents, community leaders, law enforcement officials and others came together Thursday night in a town hall meeting to address the problem of underage drinking and the terrible toll it takes. in a town hall meeting to address the problem of underage drinking and the terrible toll it takes.

Lowering the drinking age is not worth another try
Press Herald Maine Today, (ME)  5/6/2008
An 18-year-old can vote for president, sign up for military service and be held responsible for his or her actions in a court of law. But he or she can't go down to a tavern and order a beer.So goes the argument for lowering the legal drinking age. Right now it's before the Vermont Legislature, but it's probably just a matter of time before it comes back to Maine.The response should be that we tried it, and it didn't work.

Forum on underage drinking to be held in Saranac Lake
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, (NY)  5/6/2008
The local school district, both local colleges and North Star Behavioral Health Prevention Services have joined forces to focus on the problem of underage drinking and to encourage efforts to find solutions.

Residents explore ‘hope’ in addressing underage drinking
Mt Vernon Lisbon Sun, (IA)  5/6/2008
Exploring everything from how cell phones hinder communication to stories from young adults telling about the impact of addiction on their lives, Mount Vernon held a town hall meeting last week focused on underage drinking.

Young people are joining the fight against underage drinking
kvia.com, (TX)  5/6/2008
El Paso is one of 1,600 communities nationwide taking part in a town hall meeting as part of the surgeon general's call to action to help prevent and reduce underage drinking.

Meetings to look at underage drinking
Wabash Plain dealer, (IN)  5/6/2008
Learn about underage drinking, its effects and offer solutions to the growing problem during a Town Hall Meeting, sponsored by Wabash County AACTION (Against Alcohol, Controlled Substances & Tobacco In Our Neighborhoods).

Underage drinking singled out by Prevention Council
Our Valley Community Focused News, (VA)  5/6/2008
As part of a nationwide effort the Roanoke Council Prevention Council held a series of town hall meetings on underage drinking recently, putting the focus on a problem that often begins at home. That is, with parents who drink liberally in front of their children and in some cases even allow their teens to drink or hold parties at home, where alcohol is served, believing that to be a “safe” environment for that type of behavior. A panel discussion in a community room at Ukrop’s included Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge Phil Trompeter, long a champion of parental responsibility, along with county school administrators, health care professionals and an agent from the Virginia ABC.

PACIFICA: TOWN HALL MEETING CALLS FOR COMMUNITY TO STOP UNDERAGE DRINKING
CBS5.com,(CA)  5/6/2008
A report released by the Office of the Surgeon General that shows people who begin drinking by age 15 are five times more likely to abuse alcohol than those who start at age 20 inspired a town hall meeting that took place in Pacifica today.

Town Hall Meeting Focuses on Underage Drinking
Miane Lincoln County News, (ME)  5/6/2008
The panel of officials engaged in a lengthy, active conversation with parents about underage drinking at the Youth Promise Town Hall Meeting, held at Lincoln Academy Monday night.

Drinking prevention meeting Tuesday
Deseret News, (UT)  5/6/2008
A postponed South Salt Lake meeting on preventing underage drinking has been rescheduled for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 220 E. Morris Ave. (2430 South).

Teens Hear About Drinking Dangers
13wmaz.com, (GA)  5/6/2008
With prom season here in Central Georgia, people are paying closer attention to teenage drinking.

Sobering statistics presented about underage drinking
Ottumwa Courier, (IA)  5/6/2008
When kids are drinking at ages 14 and under, that should be a warning that there is a serious problem.

Colleges try ploys against drinking Strategies vary on Maine campuses, but problems persist
Central Maine Morning Sentinel, (ME)  5/6/2008
Police and security officers patrol dorms. College keg parties have to be registered. Incoming freshmen take alcohol education courses as a condition of enrollment.

Spring should begin life, not end it
Utica Observer Dispatch, (NY)  5/6/2008
Spring normally brings a beginning of life to our world and ushers in a joyous time for most young adults, many anticipating their prom, graduation, a new job and the start of their future in our society outside the regiment of education that they have known for most of their lives.

Arizona adults must draw the line, stop enabling teens to drink liquor
Arizona Daily Star, (AZ)  5/6/2008
Let's open our eyes to reality; alcohol is part of our society. So let's stop pretending like we don't see it happening in front of our very own eyes.

'Town hall' event tackles underage drinking issue
Glens Falls Post-Star, (NY)  5/5/2008
When Will Linner started drinking at 15 years old, there were no immediate repercussions.

Fla. Sting Operation Targets Alcoholic Energy Drinks
Join Together News, (FL)  5/5/2008
The Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Products recently conducted a series of statewide sting operations targeting sales of alcoholic energy drinks to underage youth and found that about one in four visits resulted in sales to buyers under age 21.

Stats show few teens drive after drinking
News-Herald.com, (OH)  5/5/2008
Statistics culled from police and juvenile courts show that most teens are not drinking and driving, which is good news with prom and graduation approaching.

Parents responsible too in preventing teen alcohol use
Tribune Chronicle, (OH)  5/5/2008
The hint that the Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) of Warren doesn’t want parents to miss this spring is that a popular good intention can easily become an illegal one — and that’s hosting a drinking party for the friends of your underage son or daughter.

Title: Town hall meeting focuses on underage drinking
Sidney Herald Leader, (MT)  5/5/2008
The topic was underage drinking during a town hall meeting sponsored by District II Alcohol & Drug Program, in collaboration with Safe Kids Safe Communities, Risky Business Tri-County DUI Task Force and the federal government's Interagency Coordinating Committee for the Prevention of Underage Drinking.

Colleges tackling binge drinking
Kennebec Journal, (ME)  5/5/2008
At midnight last Halloween, Josh Youse rushed to the room of a Unity College freshman who had passed out from drinking at an off-campus party and been carried back to her room to sleep it off.

Midcoast community comes together to find out more, do more
VillageSoup Belfast,(ME)  5/2/2008
Waldo County is one of the hundreds of communities nationwide that will be holding a community event to promote prevention of alcohol consumption by underage youth. The public is invited to a “Town Hall Forum” that will be held at Searsport District High School on May 15th . Searsport Police Department, Building Communities for Children and Healthy Waldo County, a Healthy Maine Partnership in collaboration with the Federal Government’s Interagency Coordinating Committee for the Prevention of Underage Drinking, are sponsoring the event.

Just in time for semester's end: Official guide on safe, legal house parties
digitalBURG.com, (MO)  5/2/2008
When the Warrensburg City Council adopted an ordinance prohibiting entrance to clubs and bars to people under 21, law enforcement and city officials feared it would encourage an increase in the number of house parties around town.

University of Hawaii at Manoa Alcohol Prevention Efforts Appear to Be Paying Off
Hawaii Reporter, (HI)  5/2/2008
Alcohol prevention efforts at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa (UHM) may be beginning to produce positive changes in students’ drinking behaviors.

Keeping Youth Safe During Prom and Party Season
VillageSoup Belfast,(ME)  5/2/2008
“Social Hosting: Proms, Parties and Penalties”, is the topic of the May Meeting on Underage Drinking, sponsored by Knox County Community Health Coalition (KCCHC), the Healthy Maine Partnership of Knox County.

Raising A Teenager Can Be Tough
WEEK-TV, (IL)  5/2/2008
No doubt about it, raising a teenager is tough. Kids are drinking at an earlier age and there are more drugs than ever to dabble with and become addicted to.

Powell police offer free alcohol test kits
LocalNews8.com, (ID)  5/2/2008
Police in Powell are offering free alcohol test kits to parents to try to prevent underage drinking.

Powell police offer free alcohol test kits
LocalNews8.com, (ID)  5/2/2008
Police in Powell are offering free alcohol test kits to parents to try to prevent underage drinking.

Parents help deter underage drinking
The Newark Advocate, (OH)  5/2/2008
Pinning a corsage, tossing a cap -- many teens soon will make prom and graduation memories. While we want our youth to enjoy these special times, we also want them to make smart decisions, including not drinking alcohol.

Having fun at prom
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, (NY)  5/1/2008
Prom season is a time for glamour and excitement for students. While parents and teachers may also look forward to seeing teenagers all decked out in their fancy gowns and sleek tuxedos, many are anxious about the parties and underage drinking that sometimes go along with the celebration.

9 Middle-Schoolers Nabbed With Alcohol
Washington Post, (MD)  5/1/2008
Nine students were caught yesterday in the gymnasium of a Montgomery County middle school in possession of a noxious brew, police said: vodka, wine, tequila and rum, mixed with various fruit juices and concealed in water and soft-drink bottles.

No after- prom party
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, (NY)  4/30/2008
Your son or daughter has their outfit, date and dinner plans all lined up for prom night, but have you talked to them about where they will be after the prom?

Eight-year-olds 'abuse alcohol'
BBC News, (UK)  4/30/2008
Children as young as eight have been treated for alcohol-related health problems in Scottish hospitals.

Students get a lesson in prom safety
Bethany Beach Wave, (DE)  4/30/2008
Prom season --it's about dresses, tuxedos, corsages and boutonnieres and the memories created from a night of dancing and having a good time.

Panel warns of dangers of underage drinking
Woodbridge Sentinel, (NJ)  4/30/2008
Half of the middle school students inMiddlesex County have used alcohol. Many New Jersey students report their first use of alcohol at age 11. Half of teen car accidents involve drinking and driving, andmore than 50 percent of youth suicides involves alcohol.

Billboard has sobering message for parents
Macomb Daily, (MI)  4/30/2008
Parents who host parties with underage drinking stand to lose money, possibly their house, maybe even their freedom -- and that message should be impossible to ignore for anyone who drives through St. Clair Shores.

Not near beer
The Baltimore Sun, (MD)  4/29/2008
Gov. Martin O'Malley's decision last week to at least temporarily postpone signing into law legislation to classify as beer so-called alcopops, the sweet, fruity drinks that are particularly appealing to underage drinkers, was a good first step toward protecting the health of Maryland teens. The next would be for the governor to veto the bill - and at least force the legislature to come up with a more reasonable approach to regulating and taxing them.

Study Finds 2 in 5 College Students Binge Drink
The Ledger.com, (NC)  4/29/2008
Thinking back to that night three years ago, Harrison Palmer can't remember exactly how much he drank.

Hold party host, hostess liable for minors who drink alcohol
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, (NY)  4/29/2008
In recognition of April as Alcohol Awareness Month, DePaul's National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-Rochester Area continues to work collaboratively with our school, community and law enforcement partners to raise awareness to the inherent risks of underage drinking.

Boulder puts teen drinking in spotlight
Helena Independent Record, (MT)  4/28/2008
Nearly 40 percent of Jefferson High School students drank alcohol during the past 30 days.

House Party Guide Helps Foster Safety, Good Relationships with Neighbors
digitalBURG.com, (MO)  4/28/2008
Many people believe that house parties are a wonderful way to spend time with friends, but if not planned properly they can result in ill relations with neighbors and possibly pose legal and safety concerns. Individuals planning such events at their homes and apartments can help ensure their success in advance with help from a new House Party Guide, now available online.

Teen drinking problem in area
Lancaster Eagle Gazette, (OH)  4/28/2008
Every two years Sandusky County youth are surveyed for a health assessment, and underage drinking is one aspect that has stood out to local health officials over the years.

Underage drinking prevention discussed at Woods County Coalition’s Town Hall Meeting
My web Pal News, (OK)  4/28/2008
Underage drinking is the use of alcohol by a person under the age of 21, the minimum legal drinking age. Underage drinking is against the law, yet it persists today, and is a serious problem deeply embedded in American culture. In order to change that, it will take repeated work over time in homes and schools, on campuses, and in policy arenas. Prevention of underage drinking must become a priority, as an ongoing project for parents, for teachers, and other concerned adults, that begins as early as 10 years of age and continues throughout adolescence.

Panel offers sobering message
New Brunswick Home News Tribune, (NJ)  4/28/2008
Adults must be vigilant against underage drinking.

Appleton meeting to focus on teen drinking
Appleton Post Crescent,(WI)  4/28/2008
A town hall meeting to encourage action against underage drinking will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Fox Cities Rotary Multicultural Center, 128 N. Oneida St.

Residents: Underage drinking not serious
Terre Haute Tribune Star, (IN)  4/25/2008
Vigo County residents know there is an underage drinking problem among them, but what they don’t know is its seriousness.

Town hall meeting addresses teen drinking
Longview Daily News, (WA)  4/25/2008
Chrissy Turner-Rodriguez took her first drink at age 12 because “everybody else did it,” she said at Tuesday night’s town hall meeting addressing underage drinking.

Town Meeting with Attorney General Steven Rowe on May 5
Boothbay Register, (ME)  4/25/2008
Maine's Attorney General Steven Rowe will hold a Town Meeting at Boothbay Region High School for all community members and students in grades six through 12. Superintendent Eileen King is asking all parents, grandparents, family members, business and community leaders to make the time to be at this important Town Meeting.

Survey: Underage drinking down
Treasure Coast and Palm News, (FL)  4/24/2008
According to the 2006 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey, middle and high school students in Martin and St. Lucie counties still place near or above the statewide average in alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use.

45 attend teen alcohol forum
Journal of the San Jaun Islands, (WA)  4/24/2008
More than 40 islanders met at Friday Harbor Middle School April 15 for the third in a series of town hall-style meetings to discuss teen alcohol use in the community.

N.D. ranks No. 2 in drunk driving
Grand Forks Herald, (ND)  4/24/2008
Alcohol use has put North Dakota in the national spotlight once more. The state is No. 2 in the nation in drunken driving rates, according to data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Keep teen parties alcohol-free
Democrat and Chronicle News, (NY)  4/24/2008
If your teen wants to throw a party, you might have reason to feel nervous. In New York state, parents who host a party at which minors consume alcohol can end up serving a year in jail and paying fines as high as $1,000.

Community facing teen drinking problem head on
MLive.Com, (MI)  4/23/2008
Going on that first date ... obtaining a driver's license. For many teenagers, drinking alcohol is a rite-of-passage -- another step toward becoming an adult.

Hot line will nab parents serving drinks
Pittsburg Post Gazette, (PA)  4/23/2008
To parents hosting after-prom and high school graduation parties in the coming weeks: Being "cool" could carry a hefty price tag for those who live in Butler County.

Drinking coalition seeks to keep project alive
Mohave Daily News, (AZ)  4/23/2008
Although the Stop Teen/Underage Drinking Coalition has been meeting for more than a year, director Tammany McDaniel says the group “never really jelled.”

Town hall meeting will include underage drinking issues
Source Newspapers, (MI)  4/23/2008
The Utica area Community Action Team, or UCAT, will play host to a town hall meeting to discuss and raise awareness about the issue of underage drinking.

Town hall meeting will include underage drinking issues
Source Newspapers, (MI)  4/23/2008
The Utica area Community Action Team, or UCAT, will play host to a town hall meeting to discuss and raise awareness about the issue of underage drinking.

Teen drinking meeting set
Peninsula Clarion, (AK)  4/23/2008
Champagne at prom or graduation and a beer at the after-party have been accepted social norms among high school juniors and seniors for years. It's considered by many, including parents, to be a rite of passage, a portal to adulthood. But to school officials and community leaders, beer at a graduation party isn't so innocent.

Indifference To Underage Drinking
The Day, (CT)  4/23/2008
Police Chief Edward Mello said he made“50 phone calls to 50 households” to inform them of a community meeting to discuss the issue of underage drinking. When only a handful of parents showed up, he noted,“this is part of the problem.”

Students in LI community may face sobriety tests at school
7 Abc news, (NY)  4/22/2008
There is a plan to test students on Long Island to see if they've been drinking even in the classroom.

Operation Drive Smart comes to LaFayette High
Walker County Messenger, (GA)  4/22/2008
The Georgia Road Team sponsored by FedEx, the Georgia Highway Patrol, the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and the LaFayette Fire Department spent the day recently with students from LaFayette High School on teaching the importance of safe driving.

April: A month to talk, ask questions
Fergus Falls Daily Journal, (MN)  4/22/2008
We know that teens make choices that can affect their lives forever. Too often those choices involve alcohol. On an average day, almost 8,000 adolescents ages 12 to 17 in the United States, drink alcohol for the first time.

OASAS Calls On Communities to Take Action to Prevent Alcohol Abuse and Addiction
ReadMedia.com, (NY)  4/22/2008
State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Commissioner Karen M. Carpenter-Palumbo today called on communities across the state to take action to prevent alcohol abuse and addiction. Governor David A. Paterson has designated April as Alcohol Awareness Month throughout New York State as a way to educate individuals of the consequences of alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

A “Leading Public Health Problem”
Small Town Paper News, (OR)  4/22/2008
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. As concerned as we rightfully are about the methamphetamine plague, and other forms of drug abuse, it is a fact that alcohol is the number one drug of choice among youth in the United States today, and Oregon has the notoriety of ranking among the highest in the nation for its incidence of underage drinking.

Newport: Task force focus of underage-drinking forum
Bangor Daily News, (NH)  4/22/2008
The youth advocacy expert at Sebasticook Valley Hospital hopes that tonight’s community forum on underage drinking will result in creation of a task force that can tackle underage drinking.

Surgeon general hits underage drinking
North Platte Telegraph, (NE)  4/22/2008
Gov. Dave Heineman and first lady Sally Ganem joined with Acting U.S. Surgeon General Steven Galson in calling Monday for an end to underage drinking.

Toll high in dollars, heartache
Clarion Ledger, (MS)  4/22/2008
Karen Mangrum was a month shy of 22; she was tall, at least 5-foot-8, says father Jimmy Mangrum, whose wife, Ruth, wrote a book about her: When Love Overflowed.

MADD President: More To Be Done To Prevent Deaths
Tyler Morning Telegraph, (TX)  4/21/2008
Texas leads the nation in drunken driving deaths and Smith County sees nearly the highest number of fatalities in the state each year.

Two Floydada students die in prom night accident
LubbockOnline.com, (TX)  4/21/2008
Lockney High School's prom night turned tragic when two Floydada teenagers were killed in a car accident early Sunday morning.

Forums to focus on teen drinking
Palm Beach Post, (FL)  4/21/2008
For students in St. Lucie and Martin counties, illicit drugs are far easier to turn down than another, more common drug: alcohol.

Students say there’s lots to do without alcohol
Lawrence Journal World, (KS)  4/21/2008
For students in St. Lucie and Martin counties, illicit drugs are far easier to turn down than another, more common drug: alcohol.

Underage drinking will be discussed at Berthoud meeting
ReporterHerald.com, (CO)  4/21/2008
Berthoud residents are invited to a town meeting to discuss underage drinking and to brainstorm ways to prevent it.

Law targets parties where teens drink
TheReporter.com, (CA)  4/21/2008
Those who host underage drinking parties in Vacaville soon could be facing stiffer penalties - pending the outcome of a City Council meeting Tuesday night.

Town Hall attendees tackle underage drinking
The Logan Daily News, (OH)  4/18/2008
Health Recovery Services, or HRS, hosted a round-table discussion Thursday evening at Lee's Banquet Haus to target underage drinking and what the community can do to stop it.

Underage Drinking Meeting
Whsv.com, (VA)  4/18/2008
Parents, teachers, and concerned community members came out to R.E. Lee High School Thursday night to listen to a town hall meeting put on by CADRE called, "What Parents Need to Know About Underage Drinking."

Prom season thought
Zanesville Times Recorder, (OH)  4/18/2008
It's the last school dance for many area seniors.Prom night is a time of excitement and joy. If you know a student going to the prom, talk to him or her about not drinking or about getting into a car with someone who has been drinking.

Underage Drinking Discussed At Town Meeting
Mount Vernon Gazette, (VA)  4/17/2008
Parents, teachers, police officials, and students came together April 3 at West Potomac High School to have an open discussion about one of this nation's greatest killers — underage drinking.

Teens abuse alcohol most
Wellington Daily News, (KS)  4/17/2008
If someone approaches you today and asks for your support of the Sumner County Community Drug Action Team, it may be because each of the nearly 200 persons who attended the Town Hall Meeting on underage drinking Tuesday night were encouraged to discuss the issue with five additional people through the day today.

Experts: Alcohol education needs to start at home
The Sentinel, (PA)  4/17/2008
If it’s only alcohol and not drugs that their kids are using, many parents don’t put much weight on the fact that underage drinking is illegal and can lead to lifelong problems.

Browning holds a Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking
The Golden Triangle News, (MT)  4/17/2008
Montana Highway Patrolman Noel Duram began his presentation at Browning Middle School by setting two empty chairs in front of the audience, then explaining that they represent two young people who will die in alcohol-related accidents, and he expressed his determination to prevent that from happening, whatever that might take.

Group looks for way to bring awareness of underage drrinking
El Dorado Times, (KS)  4/17/2008
A group of concerned citizens gathered Tuesday evening to discuss a topic to which they hope to bring more awareness – underage drinking.

Karen Baldacci Addresses Underage Drinking Summit
The Ellsworth American, (ME)  4/17/2008
Nearly 100 community members gathered for an Underage Drinking Summit held at the Milbridge Elementary School on April 3.

Anti-drug forum is today
The Chronicle Telegram, (OH)  4/17/2008
Fifteen-year-old Sierra Thomas stands out among her peers at Lorain Admiral King High School, and not for just her academic record, she said. She says that each weekend when friends get together to “party,” she’s the one speaking out against drug and alcohol use. Such vices have become common in her community, but Sierra, a youth mentor with the Lorain Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program, said she’d rather focus her energies on school.

Teens discuss abuse of drugs and alcohol
The Independent News, (NY)  4/17/2008
A teacher for 35 years in the Rensselaer City School District, East Greenbush Supervisor Rick McCabe says he has gone to the funerals of 19 kids who died as the result of alcohol use.

Canutillo sponsors underage drinking awareness program
El Paso Times, (TX)  4/17/2008
Parents, youth, teachers and residents from throughout El Paso County are invited to learn more about underage drinking at a town hall meeting Thursday in Canutillo.

Health Dept. Franklin County on top of underage drinking problem
Burlington Free Press, (VT)  4/17/2008
Five of 12 Town Hall meetings held during Alcohol Awareness Month in April to discuss the problem of underage drinking will be hosted at Franklin County high schools, Vermont Health Department officials said today.

Meeting on Underage Drinking
Whptv.com, (PA)  4/17/2008
Its not every day that teenagers get a seat at the table with the Chief of Police or the District Attorney, but last night they did as they battled underage drinking together.

ley meeting explores underage drinking issue
The Newark Advocate, (OH)  4/17/2008
For Licking Valley High School head athletic trainer Megan Scott, it was a friend who fell asleep at the wheel after a night of drinking and collided head-on with another car. He was days away from high school graduation, she said.