Teens and Alcohol--Get the Facts

More than half of the nation's junior and senior high school students drink alcoholic beverages, and many "binge" drink to relieve stress and boredom. (source: U.S. Surgeon General, 1991)
More than 40% of all 16-to-20 year-old deaths result from motor vehicle crashes. About half of these fatalities (38.9%) were in alcohol-related crashes. Estimates are that 2,222 persons aged 16-20 died in alcohol-related crashes in 1994. (source: NHTSA, 1995)

A large majority of parents think they have had serious discussions with their teens about drugs and alcohol, while only about half of teens think they have had such a talk with their parents. (source: National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University)

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