Since 2005, this series addresses the issues surrounding underage drinking in the state of Florida. This was an in-depth discussion on the harmful effects of underage drinking. Designed to increase community awareness, the meeting provided an opportunity for parents, teachers, officials, youth and other community members to voice their concerns and suggest ideas for preventing young people from using alcohol.
Did you Know…
- Approximately 20% of junior high school students have recently consumed alcohol; that number reaches 35% of high school sophomores and skyrockets to almost half of all high school seniors.
- Every year approximately 5,000 people under the age of 21 die from alcohol related incidents.
- The rate of fatal crashes among alcohol-impaired drivers between ages 16 and 20 is more than twice that of older drivers.
- Kids who start drinking before they are 15 years old are five times more likely to have alcohol problems as an adult.
- Alcohol is the most widely used substance of abuse among America’s youth. Underage drinking is more likely to kill young people than all illegal drugs combined.
Video Resources
2012 Florida’s Kids and Alcohol Town Hall Meeting
“2012 Florida’s Kids and Alcohol Town Hall Meeting: Synthetics, Prescriptions and Peer Pressure”
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WEBCAST: “2012 Florida’s Kids and Alcohol Town Hall Meeting: Synthetics, Prescriptions and Peer Pressure”
The 2012 WEDU Florida’s Kids and Alcohol Town Hall Meeting was proudly sponsored by:
Early intervention is essential to prevent the development of serious
alcohol-related problems among our youth.
Please Visit Our Sponsors and Other Online Resources:
Tampa General Hospital www.tgh.org
Pinch-A-Penny www.pinchapenny.com
Operation PAR www.operationpar.org
LiveFree! Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Pinellas County www.pinellascountycoalition.com
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration www.samhsa.gov
The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking www.surgeongeneral.gov
Department of Children and Families www.dcf.state.fl.us
Central Florida Behavioral Health Network www.cfbhn.org
Sexual Violence Prevention Program www.doh.state.fl.us/Family/svpp/index.html
Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free website www.alcoholfreechildren.org
Parents- The Anti Drug website www.theantidrug.com/
Tampa Alcohol Coalition www.tampatac.com
Hillsborough County Anti Drug Alliance www.hcada.com
Hernando County Community Anti-Drug Coalition www.hernandoantidrug.org
College Drinking- Changing the Culture www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov
Florida Drug and Alcohol Abuse Association www.fadaa.org
2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc. www.211tampabay.org
JWB Children Services Council of Pinellas County www.jwbpinellas.org
Lee County Coalition for a Drug-Free Southwest Florida www.drugfreecollier.org
The Florida Poison Information Center – Tampa www.poisoncentertampa.org
