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1 “An Impaired Mind is an Unprepared Mind”-Duane Alan Hahn

2 Alcohol is the drug choice among youth. -Many young people are experiencing the consequences of drinking too much at too early an age. Why is that??? Its easily accessible Teens DO NOT consider it to be a “drug” Peer pressure

3 Young people who begin drinking before age 15 are five times more likely to develop alcohol dependence  THE CHANCES OF THIS DEPENDENCE BECOMING A FORM OF ALCOHOLIC ABUSE IS TWO AND A HALF TIMES MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THESE INDIVIDUALS THAN THOSE WHO BEGIN DRINKING AT AGE 21.  Because the brain is developing until a person reaches his/her early 20’s, alcohol abuse during adolescence can easily cause PERMANENT DAMAGE.  Society gives youths mixed messages about alcohol. As parents, their best resource available is… YOU!

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5 South Carolina is ranked 23 rd highest among the fifty states for the cost per youth of underage drinking.

6 Underage drinking cost the citizens of South Carolina $1.1 billion in 2007.  This translates to a cost of $2, 428 per year for each youth in the state.

7 Alcohol related car crashes kill someone every 45 minutes and injures someone every 2 minutes

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9 “a mind is a terrible thing to waste” – United Negro College Fund Academic Problems: o About 25% of college students report that academic consequences of drinking include: 1. Missing class 2. Falling behind 3. Poor exams/paper quality 4. Lower grades overall o In schools with high binge drinking rates non-binge drinkers reported: 1. 34% had been humiliated or insulted by binge drinkers 2. 13 % pushed, hit, or assaulted 3. 54% took care of a drunken student 4. 68 % were interrupted while studying 5. 26% of women faced unasked sexual advances

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12  The effects of alcohol abuse include but are not limited to o Alcohol Poisoning o Blackouts/Memory Loss o Personality disorders; social conflicts o Ulcers o Heart Disease o Heart Attack o Liver Cancer o (for expecting females): Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

13 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Def. [noun]: mental and physical birth defects resulted from alcohol consumption during pregnancy. This syndrome is the leading cause of mental retardation. A national survey revealed half of women between the ages of 15-44 drank while pregnant. FAS is NOT a childhood disorder and can cause a wide range of lifelong physical and mental disabilities.

14  Chesterfield County’s approximated financial impact of underage drinking and driving for the year of 2010 will be roughly $24.4 million.

15 Prevention is the first step: Positive peer pressure goes a long way.  “What parents may not realize is that children say that parental disapproval of underage drinking is the key reason they have chosen not to drink” -Charles Curie, Substances Abuse and Mental Health Administrator o Alternatives:  Become active in your community, church, or school a)Involved teens are less likely to drink b)Teens who act as role models for younger kids have less of a desire to be involved in the “cool” drinking crowd

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