Gov. strengthens underage drinking law
The Boston Globe (MA)  7/3/2008
Governor Carcieri has signed a bill that strengthens underage drinking laws.

Crackdown on underage drinking
The Star Press (IN)  7/3/2008
Everyone associated with underage drinking will want to think twice before breaking the law. Retailers, bars and even parents now face stiffer penalties for supplying alcohol to minors. The penalties will change in most cases from a Class C misdemeanor to Class B or Class A.

Tough Underage Drinking Laws Saving Lives
The Washington Post, (MD)  7/2/2008
Tougher laws on underage drinking have reduced the rate of drunk-driving deaths in the United States, a new analysis concludes.

Parents Should Do More to Prevent Teen Drinking
RedOrbit, (TX)  7/1/2008
Making the rounds of several high school graduation parties a few weeks ago, I was struck by something that perplexed me, but did not surprise me.

Underage drunken driving sentences to become harsher for Virginia teens
The Examiner, (DC)  7/1/2008
Taking the wheel after a sip of alcohol will cause Virginia teens to lose their license for a year after a new law goes into effect Tuesday

Teenage Drinking
WETM-TV, (NY)  6/30/2008
It's graduation season and along with it comes more underage drinking.

Student alcohol use at 45%
Jackson Citizen Patriot, (MA)  6/27/2008
The number of Jackson County minors who have consumed alcohol is in line with national averages listed in a federal report released this week.

More Teens Turning to Booze
WLNS, (MI)  6/27/2008
A disturbing new report out shows more and more teens are drinking alcohol. Many of them say they're getting it from adults, including their own parents. In fact, 40% of teenagers who admitted to drinking say an adult got them the drinks for free. Some are hoping this report helps bring attention to the problem. It's nothing new, underage drinking and the serious problems it can lead to.

Underage drinking prevalent on summer holidays
Centre Daily News, (PA)  6/26/2008
Happy Valley is the place to be on the Fourth of July. In addition to having what is surely the best fireworks display in the country, there will be plenty of celebrating going on. That makes it a prime time for parents and other caring adults to discuss the dangers of underage drinking.

Underage drinkers often get free alcohol from adults, federal study finds
Chicago Tribune, (IL)  6/26/2008
Despite stricter laws and stern warnings that "we card hard," millions of teenagers are still getting their hands on alcohol. And they're often getting it for free from people who should know better: adults of legal drinking age.

Kids and summer: Are they drinking?
Fall River Herald News,(MA)  6/26/2008
How ‘bout those lazy, hazy days of summer? Hot fun in the summertime?

Study Says Youth Are Swimming in Alcohol Ads
Advertising Age, (IL)  6/25/2008
Youth exposure to alcohol advertising climbed sharply between 2001 and 2007, according to a study released today by Georgetown University's Center for Alcohol Marketing & Youth.

Alcohol Advertisements Seen by Youth on TV on the Rise, According to a New Report by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth
PR Newswire, (DC)  6/24/2008
A comprehensive review of television advertising practices by alcohol companies from 2001-2007 finds an increase in youth exposure to alcohol advertising and relatively few industry- sponsored "responsibility" ads. The new study, released today by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at Georgetown University, evaluated advertising trends and identified the best and worst brands with regard to youth exposure to alcohol.

Should You Drink with Your Kids?
The Times, (CA)  6/24/2008
I was 14 the first time I got falling-down drunk. I was attending summer golf camp at the University of Arkansas. It was 1985, and a preternaturally talented young golfer named John Daly was my camp counselor. This was six years before Daly won the PGA Championship as a rookie. He would also become famous for his drinking, but in 1985 he was still just a big kid, five years older than I was but not especially more mature.

Film Features CU Teen Killed By Binge Drinking
KKTV 11 News, (CO)  6/24/2008
According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, 90% of underage drinkers, binge drink. On Saturday in Colorado Springs, a documentary called Haze was released. The film is about binge drinking.

Underage drinking not a rite of passage
thepaper24-7.com, (MD)  6/23/2008
Alcohol is by far the most misused substance in our country. It is abused by adults and misued by youth. Many people think that the legal drinking age of 21 is just an arbitrary age assigned by the government so that there is no harm in consuming alcohol under that age. They could not be more mistaken.

Teens Who Abuse Alcohol Or Drugs Are More Likely To Die Young, Pitt Study Finds
Medical News Today, (UK)  6/20/2008
Teens who abuse alcohol or drugs are more likely to die in early adulthood, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh researchers published in the current issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Teens keep turning to alcoholic beverages
Topeka Capital Journal, (KS)  6/19/2008
When a panel of three teenagers, a Shawnee County sheriff's lieutenant and Topeka Police Chief Ron Miller discussed the dangers of underage drinking at an April town hall meeting, they weren't necessarily addressing the youths in the crowd of 70 plus.

Teens don't get the drunk driving message
Buffalo News, (NY)  6/18/2008
The billboard’s image is classic: three beaming, cap-and-gown clad high school students, proudly clutching their diplomas. In the background, though, are two smoldering, crumpled cars, with the words: “Didn’t see that coming. Be Smart. Drive Smart.”

To drink or not to drink?
Hinton Parklander, (Canada)  6/18/2008
Teens meet at the usual spot on the weekends, at a spot usually set in the forest surrounding Hinton’s Thompson Lake district.

How to keep teens safe
The Leaf Chronicle, (TN)  6/16/2008
Though many people agree we have a problem with teen drinking in Clarksville — probably on par with the rest of the nation — Gavic Chandler of Centerstone said there's no blanket solution to curb it.

Resort offers safe teen events
The Daily Times, (MD)  6/16/2008
Every year about 100,000 to 150,000 seniors flock to Ocean City for senior week, celebrating the end of their high school years.

Seeking an end to underage drinking
Maryville Daily Forum, (MO)  6/16/2008
Small steps can make a big difference. Nodaway County citizens are willing to take those steps.

Summer parties and graduations offer temptations
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, (PA)  6/16/2008
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Preventing Underage Drinking
Keyt.com, (CA)  6/13/2008
The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department is getting a big boost in its fight against underage drinking.

Eye on Kids: Couple dedicated to teen drug and alcohol prevention
WISH-TV Indianapolis, (IN)  6/13/2008
It's been seven years this week, since Kim and Marissa Manlove lost their 16-year-old son to substance abuse.

Early drinking may raise risk of alcoholism
reutershealth.com, (NY)  6/12/2008
People who start drinking as teenagers may be more vulnerable to becoming alcohol-dependent, a new study suggests.

Advice to parents: Safety trumps kids' privacy
The Geneva Sun, (IL)  6/12/2008
Drug and alcohol abuse long have been issues that teenagers and their parents struggle over.

Teen Alcohol Abuse Topic of Town Hall Meeting
The Star, (FL)  6/12/2008
Gulf County Superintendent Tim Wilder said he was "preaching to the choir." Of the few dozen people attending Monday afternoon's town hall meeting on teen alcohol abuse, the majority was elected officials, health department employees, law enforcement officers and special guests.

Summit focuses on teen drinking
Glens Falls Post-Star, (NY)  6/11/2008
Underage drinking is not a minor problem.

Most Binge Drinking Takes Place in Public, Involves Beer
Join Together Online, (US)  6/10/2008
About half of all binge drinking takes place in public and in large groups, increasing the risk of injury, according to researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Most Bingers Are Not Alone In Drinking
eMaxHealth.com, (NC)  6/9/2008
New research strongly suggests that binge drinking often occurs in settings that dramatically increase the risk of injury to bingers and others, a disturbing finding considering that binge drinking accounts for approximately half of the 75,000 alcohol-attributable deaths in the United States every year and opens the door to a host of dangerous risk behaviors.

Guest Opinion: Hard to keep kids from drinking if parents do
Billings Gazette, (MT)  6/9/2008
We like to think that marijuana is the gateway to more harmful drugs like meth, but most people who try marijuana have used another drug first - a drug that is socially acceptable, more common and used in front of our children. There is a killer that lives among us in our day-to-day lives - a killer called alcohol.

WISE member attends conference in Fayetteville
The Daily Citizen, (AR)  6/9/2008
How to spot a fake I.D., how to safely disperse a party where underage drinkers are present, current trends in drug use, MADD's campaign to eliminate drunk driving, Social Host statutes spelling out the consequences for adults who host parties and provide youth with alcohol and grant writing were some of the topics presented at the Annual State Underage Drinking Prevention Conference in Fayetteville.

No Safety in Binge Drinking Numbers: Data Show That Most Bingers are Not Alone in Drinking, Consequences
Denver Post, (CO)  6/6/2008
New research strongly suggests that binge drinking often occurs in settings that dramatically increase the risk of injury to bingers and others, a disturbing finding considering that binge drinking accounts for approximately half of the 75,000 alcohol-attributable deaths in the United States every year and opens the door to a host of dangerous risk behaviors.

Town groups plan day of fun, with a message
Old Bridge Suburban, (NJ)  6/6/2008
Acollaborative effort on the part of community groups will bring a day of family fun and substance abuse education to Friendly's restaurant on Saturday.

Alcohol and teens
Morgan Hill Times, (CA)  6/6/2008
"Everybody does it" is a common response when teens in Morgan Hill are asked about underage drinking, and a survey of local youths suggests that most teenagers have at least tried alcohol.

Dangers of teen drinking, house parties discussed
Examiner, (NJ)  6/5/2008
With more than 80 percent of teenagers reported to be trying alcohol at some point during their high school years, parents should be warned of the consequences their children and they themselves can face.

Liability in teen drinking writ large
San Diego Union Tribune, (CA)  6/5/2008
Drivers heading west on state Route 78 near the El Camino Real exit ramp will get a reminder that providing alcohol to teens is not only illegal, the consequences can be expensive.

Ionia health department gets nod from governor
Sentinel-Standard, (MI)  6/5/2008
Efforts to combat substance abuse in Ionia County by the Ionia County Health Department aren't being looked at by a blind eye.

Town Hall Meeting to Address Underage Drinking
The Star, (FL)  6/4/2008
Last November, a nine-member work group formed to address one of Gulf County's gravest concerns - teen alcohol abuse.