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This website provides information for parents and community members about the risks of underage drinking and proven ways we can help more teens.
It’s Time to Spring into Action
Springtime means our teens are spending more time out and about with friends, going to proms, and graduating. It also means more teen parties to celebrate these events. Along with our other spring rituals (spring training, spring cleaning, spring planting), this is a good time to make sure teens know our expectations about alcohol use.
Results from the latest Healthy Youth Survey, administered last fall, tell us that youth alcohol use is continuing to decline. However, about one in four 10th graders and more...
More than 40 community groups register for Let's Draw the Line 2013!
More than 40 Washington community groups and organizations have applied for $2,000 each to support spring 2013 activities to emphasize the importance of drawing a line between alcohol and youth. Registrations are now cloased for the 2013 campaign.
The 2013 Let’s Draw the Line Between Youth and Alcohol campaign projects are based on direct input from past participants. LDTL 2013 has two required projects and two optional projects selected by communities.
Participation in past LDTL campaigns has been a powerful community involvement opportunity.
* LDTL materials are available by clicking here.
Fewer teens use tobacco and alcohol; many need support for depressive feelings
Fewer students are smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol, according to a recent survey of kids in our state. At the same time, a large number of students seriously considered suicide in the past year. The number of secondary school students who believe using marijuana is risky dropped to the lowest level since the state started collecting data.
Preventing underage drinking has been a statewide priority for the last decade, and nearly 11,000 fewer students are using alcohol compared to 2010. Still, with more than 115,000 youth who currently drink, the need for prevention efforts continues. Survey results show that 12 percent of 8th graders, 23 percent of 10th graders, and 36 percent of 12th graders used alcohol in the past 30 days. Another concern is that the...