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Underage Drinking and Driving. “An Impaired Mind is an Unprepared Mind”-Duane Alan Hahn. This IS an Escalating Issue…. **AS A RESULT, UNDERAGE DRINKING IS A LEADING PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY. . Alcohol is the drug choice among youth . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
“An Impaired Mind is an Unprepared Mind”-Duane Alan Hahn
Underage Drinking and Driving
This IS an Escalating Issue…
**AS A RESULT, UNDERAGE DRINKING IS A LEADING PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY.
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
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!
THE FACTS...
DOWN TO THE STATISTICS
A QUICK COMPARISON
South Carolina is ranked 23rd highest among the fifty states for the cost per youth of underage drinking.
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Problems and Costs associated with Underage Drinking in South Carolina
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2007 cost (in mil-lions) of Underage Drinking in South
Carolina Medical CostsWork LostPain and Suffering
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.
ALERT TODAY= ALIVE TOMORROW
Alcohol related car crashes kill someone every 45 minutes and
injures someone every 2 minutes
THE COLLEGE
LIFE!!!
PARTY…PARTY…PARTY!!
…TH
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UP C
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“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 class2. Falling behind3. Poor exams/paper
quality4. Lower grades
overallo 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
The University’s Outlook on Things:
Colleges/Universities UNDENIALBLY DEMOTE the consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages
Colleges/Universities do not sanction violation of FEDERAL, STATE, or LOCAL LAW.
It is against South Carolina Law for any person under the age of 21 to purchase or knowingly possess alcohol.
Consequences of students found drinking on-campus:(1) Ticketed(2) Arrested
(3) Referred to Dean(4) Depending on the extent, a court date will be set and
the student may be FINED.(5) Ultimately, if a student fails to comply there is room for
SCHOLARSHIP REMOVAL & PARENTAL NOTIFICATION HOWEVER, CREATIVE SANCTIONS INCLUDE:
i. Online “drinking-prevention” classesii. WU will gladly seek further help for the student in off-
campus groups
Sean Blackburn, Director of Leadership Studies at WU, tells of their rules:
When the Wine is in, The Wit is OutThe effects of alcohol
abuse include but are not limited to
o Alcohol Poisoning o Blackouts/Memory Losso Personality disorders;
social conflictso Ulcerso Heart Diseaseo Heart Attacko Liver Cancero (for expecting females):
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Because of You. . .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.
Chesterfield County’s approximated financial impact
of underage drinking and driving for the year of 2010 will
be roughly $24.4 million.
Each year, more than 5000 deaths of teens are linked to drinking:
The three leading causes of death for teens
are car accidents,
homicides, and suicides;
ALCOHOL IS A LEADING
FACTOR IN ALL THREE
BACK TO REALITY
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
THIS IS IT…
o Alternatives: Become active in your community,
church, or schoola) Involved teens are less likely
to drinkb) Teens who act as role models
for younger kids have less of a desire to be involved in the “cool” drinking crowd
“It takes 8,460 bolts to assemble an automobile, and one NUT to scatter it all
over the highway.”-unknown