UDETC RESOURCES SPOTLIGHT:
Underage Drinking Cost Sheets Updated with 2013 Data!
The UDETC is pleased to announce that new data is available on the costs of underage drinking within the United States, each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. These updated documents delineate the estimated costs incurred as a direct result of underage alcohol consumption in terms of youth violence, traffic crashes, high-risk sex, property and public order crime, injury, poisonings and psychosis, fetal alcohol syndrome among mothers aged 15-20 years, and alcohol treatment. In 2013, underage drinking cost U.S. citizens $56.9 billion.
These documents can be downloaded from the home page – select the tab for Underage Drinking Costs on the left navigation bar.Breaking News from the Field
Harmful Drinking on the Rise Among Young People in Many Countries
Join Together, May 13th, 2015
Inslee signs bills to ease liquor laws, ban powder (WA)
The Spokesman-Review, May 8, 2015
No more hard liquor at University of Kansas frat houses
Sun Times/Kansas City News, May 8, 2015
Power of Parents Program Helps Parents Talk to Kids About Underage Drinking, How to Start Conversations (MT)
KLYQ, May 17, 2015
Michael’s Law aimed at enforcing alcohol rules in Georgia
Online Athens/Associated Press, May 18, 2015
Alcohol and Underage Drinking part two of series on substance abuse (NJ)
NJ.com, May 19, 2015
New campaign targets parents who give alcohol to teens (UT)
KSL, May 26, 2015
States declare war on powdered alcohol
Washington Examiner, May 29, 2015
Ohio legislators OK ban on powdered caffeine, alcohol
The Columbus Dispatch , June 4, 2015
American Beverage Licensees and Intellicheck Mobilisa Partner to Bring Retailers Tools to Reduce Underage Access to Alcohol
Age ID Will Aid Beverage Retailers in Preventing Underage Sales of Alcohol
Business Wire, June 3, 2015New Product Alert
Here are links to new alcohol products that parents, law enforcement and the community should be aware of that youth might find attractive.
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Powdered Alcohol: An Encapsulation (updated July 2015)
Private labelsLatest Research
How to Cut Student Drinking
Text messages and personalized feedback online can help
The Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2015
CESAR FAX: Alcohol Use Continues to Decline Among Teen; Approaching Levels of Marijuana Use
To Cut Down on College Drinking, Involve the Surrounding Community
Join Together, August 5, 2015