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Surgeon General Issues National Call to Action on Underage Drinking |
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In its first Call to Action against underage drinking, the U.S. Surgeon General's Office appealed today to Americans to do more to stop America's 11 million current underage drinkers from using alcohol, and to keep other young people from starting. The availability of this research provides more reasons than ever before for parents and other adults to protect the health and safety of our nation's children." Although there has been a significant decline in tobacco and illicit drug use among teens, underage drinking has remained at consistently high levels. The 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates there are 11 million underage drinkers in the United States. Foster changes in society that facilitate healthy adolescent development and that help prevent and reduce underage drinking. Engage parents, schools, communities, all levels of government, all social systems that interface with youth, and youth themselves in a coordinated national effort to prevent and reduce underage drinking and its consequences.
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