Young people who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more
likely to develop alcohol dependence and are two and a half times more
likely to become abusers of alcohol than those who begin drinking at age 21.
Underage alcohol use is more likely to kill young people than all illegal drugs April is Alcohol Awareness Month Because alcohol is easy to obtain and socially acceptable it is a very popular means of self-medication for depression. Despite the fact that is illegal for young teens to purchase it, they are able to get it through their parent's own liquor cabinets, unscrupulous store clerks, or older friends who purchase it for them. Twenty-eight percent (28%) of 15- to 20-year-old drivers who were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2005 had been drinking. The largest age group admitted into to drug rehab during 2008 in Idaho was between the ages of 21-25 (20.1%). Idaho ranks #4 in the country for past year Meth use by 12 - 17 year olds and 18 - 25 year olds Underage drinking cost the citizens of Idaho In 2008, 60% of those in addiction treatment located in Idaho were male. |
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