A new campaign is being launched this month is Nassau County, Florida, to promote the efforts of support parents, retailers, and community members to keep teens from drinking. The campaign is being initiated by the Nassau Alcohol, Crime and Drug Abatement Coalition, in partnership with Nassau County Public Schools, the Nassau County Sheriff's Office, the Fernandina Beach Police Department, Sutton Place Behavioral Health, the Nassau County Health Department, and others. The campaign operates from the idea that underage drinking is the single most preventable at-risk behavior among teens.
Susan Woodford, chairman of the coalition, comments on the new campaign: "Underage drinking is about access. & If our teens cannot get their hands on it, they cannot use it. We are asking all community members to help us limit access to alcohol once and for all."
According to the 2008 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey, 35 percent of the high school students who responded reported drinking within the past month and of that number, 22 percent called themselves binge drinkers.
(Source: www.jacksonville.com)
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