Alcohol
McKenna Greenwood
Consequences of Underage Drinking
About 5,000 people under the age of 21 die annually from alcohol related injuries.
- 1,900, 38%, of the 5,000 deaths involve motor vehicle crashes
- 1,600, 32%, result from homicides
- 300, 6%, result from suicides
Go here for more information: http://www.camy.org/factsheets/sheets/consequences_of_underage_drinking.html
Penalties
If you are underage and you are caught drinking you will have to pay up to a $500 fine, a 30- 180 day drivers license suspension, and 8 to 80 hours of community service. Any amount of beer, wine, or liquor can trigger these penalties.
Go here for more information:
http://www.txdot.gov/driver/sober-safe/underage-drinking.html