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SAMHSA Rallies Against Underage Drinking by Talking Early, Talking Often and Getting Others Involved!

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has embarked on a campaign to provide parents with a way to help communicate the dangers of Underage Drinking to their children.

Mobile Medical Corporation (MMC) supports this cause and would like to provide a portal to SAMSHA's "Talk Early - Talk Often - Get Others Involved" website and action campaign.

SAMHSA STATS

Children who drink underage are more likely to:

  • Use drugs More than 67% of young people who start drinking before the age of 15 will try an illicit drug.
  • Become addicted to alcohol. More than 4 in 10 people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become dependent on alcohol.
  • Get bad grades. Children who use alcohol have higher rates of academic problems and poor school performance compared to nondrinkers.
  • Suffer injury or even death. In the U.S., an estimated 5,000 individuals under age 21 die each year from injuries caused by underage drinking. This includes death from car crashes, homicides, and suicide, as well as from injuries such as falls, burns, and drownings.

To learn more about SAMHSA's Underage Drinking Campaign and to access educational facts and helpful tools please visit here.

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