Did you know?
Half of all Americans aged 12 or older reported being current drinkers of alcohol("Results from the," 2010).
Every year in the United States, 5,000 young people under age 21 die as a result of
underage drinking.
- 1,900 deaths from motor vehicle crashes
- 1,600 from homicides
- 1,200 from alcohol poisoning, falls, burns, and drowning and 300 from suicides related to alcohol consumption(Underage drinking, 2013).
In the year 2007, only 6.4% of licensed drivers were ages 15 to 20. However, in that same year, they represented approximately 12% of drivers who had been drinking and were involved in fatal crashes (Underage drinking, 2013).
In 2002, 1.4 million youth met the criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence, but only 227,000 actually received any treatment for these problems ("Results from the," 2010).
23.7% of Americans ages 12 or older participated in binge drinking in the last 30 days according to a survey conducted in 2009. This equates to 59 million people("Results from the," 2010).
Adolescents who begin consuming alcohol at an earlier age are 4x as likely to develop a serious alcohol dependency problem ("Why do adolescents," 2006).
Genetic factors such as tolerance to alcohol having an immediate family member who abuses alcohol predispose adolescents to abusing alcohol("Why do adolescents," 2006).
Every year in the United States, 5,000 young people under age 21 die as a result of
underage drinking.
- 1,900 deaths from motor vehicle crashes
- 1,600 from homicides
- 1,200 from alcohol poisoning, falls, burns, and drowning and 300 from suicides related to alcohol consumption(Underage drinking, 2013).
In the year 2007, only 6.4% of licensed drivers were ages 15 to 20. However, in that same year, they represented approximately 12% of drivers who had been drinking and were involved in fatal crashes (Underage drinking, 2013).
In 2002, 1.4 million youth met the criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence, but only 227,000 actually received any treatment for these problems ("Results from the," 2010).
23.7% of Americans ages 12 or older participated in binge drinking in the last 30 days according to a survey conducted in 2009. This equates to 59 million people("Results from the," 2010).
Adolescents who begin consuming alcohol at an earlier age are 4x as likely to develop a serious alcohol dependency problem ("Why do adolescents," 2006).
Genetic factors such as tolerance to alcohol having an immediate family member who abuses alcohol predispose adolescents to abusing alcohol("Why do adolescents," 2006).