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The National Survey on Drug Use and Health lists New Mexico as second lowest in the nation for underage drinker buying their own alcohol. The survey was released on Thursday, and found that about 3.7 percent of young drinkers in New Mexico bought alcohol.

However, the news wasn't all good:

"The same study, which surveyed youth aged 12 to 20, showed more than 1 in 4 New Mexican youth admit to drinking alcohol in the past month. While many young people may not be buying alcohol themselves ... they are getting booze in other ways." [Source: KOB-TV News (NM)]

John Steiner, from the University of New Mexicos Campus Office of Substance Abuse Prevention says theyre making progress in the overall prevalence of underage drinking.

Awareness campaigns and sting operations are making access to alcohol more difficult for young people, and the dangers of underage drinking are becoming more widely known.

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