underage drinking
|
 |
|
|
related links
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contact:
|
Michelle Lowery
Underage Drinking Prevention Coordinator
541.682.3817
Lane County H&HS
125 E. 8th Ave | Eugene, OR 97401 |
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
- Young drinkers ages 12
– 14 are more likely to get alcohol in their
own home.
- Youth who drank alcohol in the
past month were given alcohol for free (National Survey on Drug
Use and Health, 2008):
- 45% of youth ages 12-14
- 30% by an adult member of their family
- 15% by taking alcohol from their own home
|
 |
- More than one out of 20 youth ages 12
– 17 suffer
from alcohol abuse or dependence in Oregon about 19,000 youth
(Oregon Department of Human Services, Addictions & Mental Health
Division).
- Rather than "outgrowing" alcohol use, young abusers are
significantly more likely to have a drinking problem as an adult.
- Research shows that young people who start drinking before the
age of 15 are 5 times more likely to have alcohol-related problems
later in life (Acting Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu, M.D.,
M.P.H. – Call to Action
against Underage Drinking).
[back to top] |
