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As Adolescents develop, drinking behavior becomes less influenced by parents and more influenced by peers.
(National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1997)
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After school and mentoring programs have been shown to reduce youth violence, drug and alcohol use.
(www.safeyouth.org)
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26% of teen girls use alcohol to cope with feelings.
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Pueblo County has double (1 in 100) the national average of reported cases of domestic violence.
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Drug and alcohol use is associated with a variety of negative consequences, including increased risk of serious drug use later in life, school failure, and poor judgment which may put teens at risk for accidents, violence, unplanned and unsafe sex, and suicide.
(American Academy of Child & Adolecent Psychiatry)
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Underage drinking amounted to 19.7% of all alcohol consumed that year.
(Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, 1999)
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Local statistics show our teens are at risk for drug/alcohol use and abuse, pregnancy and suicide.
First incident use of drugs and alchol is between 2 PM and 7 PM.
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Girls or guys who have strong self-esteem are less likely to become problem drinkers than people
with low self-esteem.
(Kids Health)
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