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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

'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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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."

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.