Underaged Drinking
What you need to know
What is Underaged Drinking?
- When someone under the age 21 consumes alcohol
Things you should know about underaged drinking
- Now people ages 12 to 20 drink 11% of all United States alcohol
- This can cause higher absences and failing grades in school
- It can cause fighting and lack of participation in youth activities
- Can have unplanned, unprotective, unwanted seual activity
- Higher risk for suicide and homicide
- Memory problems
- Death from alcohol poisonings
Drinking Levels Among Youth
- 39% drank some amount of alcohol
- 22% binge drinks
- 8% drove after drinking
- 24% has rode with a driver who has been drinking
Tips on underaged drinking
- If you have alcohol in your house keep it locked up and always check how much you have in them
- Get to know your teen's friends
- Reinforce rules and consequences about underaged drinking before they go out and ask if parents will be present
- Set a curfew and set an alarm or wake up at that time and talk to your teens about their night
If you need help
You can call: 800-232-4636