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"To educate parents and youth about the dangers and symptoms of drug and alcohol abuse, inform them of current trends of use in the community and empower families to be proactive in their approach towards health... Educate Inform and Empower!"
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FACTS ABOUT ALCOHOL USE
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notes how alcohol related car crashes statistically in occurrence during April - June, the months of proms and graduations.
For example: In 2001 more than 1/3 of youth under age 21 in alcohol related crashes died during the months of April through June.
Everyday, 5400 youth under 16 take their first drink of alcohol - 2004 SAMHSA
In 2005, one out of six 8th graders, one in three 10th graders and nearly one out of two 12th graders were current drinkers - Monitoring the Future survey Dec. 2005
Every day three teens die from drinking and driving - NHTSA March 2006
At least six more youth under 21 die each day of non-driving alcohol-related causes, such as homicide, suicide and drowning - Center for Disease Control and Prevention Feb. 2006
More than 70,000 college students are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape each year - Journal of studies on alcohol March 2002
According to a national study released in 2005, more than 60% of 8th graders and over 80% of 10th graders said it was fairly easy or very easy to obtain alcohol - American Medical Association Feb. 2006
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