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Alcohol Treatment Centers Pensacola FL

Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well as health risks.

Anchor Clinic LLC
(850) 433-1656
229 S Baylen
Pensacola, FL
Amodeo Mona A Phd
(850) 438-7823
300 E Intendencia
Pensacola, FL
Brown Carlotta C Edd
(850) 444-7054
1717 N E St Ste 303
Pensacola, FL
Clinical Psychology Associates Pa
(850) 484-2608
4400 Bayou
Pensacola, FL
Creekside Psychiatric Center
(850) 476-0977
5190 Bayou
Pensacola, FL
Meier New Life Clinics - Pensacola Outpatient
(850) 433-5554
902 E. Blount Street
Pensacola, FL
Makarowski Louis M PhD PA
(850) 477-7181
5120 Bayou
Pensacola, FL
Bailey Elaine Phd
(850) 434-5033
600 E Government
Pensacola, FL
Child and Family Development Center
(850) 478-0008
900 Garden
Pensacola, FL
Cox Joseph A Phd/Ofc
(850) 479-4787
6160 N Davis
Pensacola, FL
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Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility

Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility

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Thursday, March 01, 2007 Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well as health risks. Despite these serious concerns, the media continues to make drinking look attractive to youth, and it remains possible and even easy for teenagers to get access to alcohol.

Why is this dangerous behavior so pervasive? What can be done to prevent it? What will work and who is responsible for making sure it happens? Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsbility, a joint report by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, addresses these questions and proposes a new way to combat underage alcohol use. It explores the ways in which may different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it.

The report says that reducing underage drinking requires a cooperative effort from all levels of government, alcohol manufacturers and retailers, the entertainment industry, parents and other adults in a community. The report proposes a comprehensive strategy to curb underage drinking, a problem that costs the nation an estimated $53 billion annually, due in part to losses stemming from traffic fatalities and vi...

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