| Q |
What
is the primary drug of abuse for our youth? |
| A |
Alcohol |
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| Q |
How
does drinking affect school-age youth? |
| A |
They
are more likely to develop serious behavioral and health problems
related to their use of alcohol and other drugs. |
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| Q |
How
many Americans abuse or are addicted to alcohol? |
| A |
It is estimated that 14 million Americans abuse or are addicted
to alcohol. |
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| Q |
How
many adult Americans lived with an alcoholic while growing up? |
| A |
Almost one in five (18%) adult Americans lived with an alcoholic
while growing up. |
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| Q |
How
many Americans have been exposed to alcoholism in the family? |
| A |
Seventy six million Americans, about 43% of the U.S. adult population,
have been exposed. |
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| Q |
How
many college students binge drink? |
| A |
Nearly half of all college students binge drink (five or more
drinks at a time for men, four or more for women.) On a national
scale, this is about three million students. |
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| Q |
How
do drinking affect students at college? |
| A |
87% of the students report experiencing problems such as physical
assault, sexual harassment and impaired sleep and study time. |
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| Q |
Approximately
how much does alcohol abuse costs society per year in healthcare,
public safety and social welfare expenditures? |
| A |
Researchers say that alcohol abuse costs society approximately
$250 billion per year. |
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| Q |
What
percentages of children in the United States are exposed to
family alcohol abuse or alcoholism before age 18? |
| A |
A new study found, that one in four (25%) children in the United
States is exposed. |
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| Q |
What
will happen to any person under the age of 21 driving a motor
vehicle with a measurable amount of alcohol (0.01% or above)
in his/her system? |
| A |
His/her driver's license will be suspended on the spot under
the new "Zero Tolerance" law. Section 23136, Art. 1.3. |
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| Q |
What
can happen to any underage individual who even attempts to purchase
an alcoholic beverage? |
| A |
The individual can receive a maximum $100 fine. A second offense
can result in a maximum $250 fine and/or 36 hours of community
service. Section 25658.5. |
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| Q |
What
can happen to any underage individual who purchases or consumes
an alcoholic beverage? |
| A |
The individual can receive a minimum $250 fine and/or 24 to
32 hours of required community service. Section 25658(b). |
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| Q |
What
can happen to a person who sells, gives or furnishes an alcoholic
beverage to an underage person? |
| A |
The person can receive a minimum $250 fine and/or 24 to 32 hours
of required community service. Section 25658(a). |
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| Q |
What
can happen to a person who sells, gives or furnishes an alcohol
beverage without a license (for example, have a "kegger party"
where admission is charged and the alcoholic beverages are included)? |
| A |
The person can receive a minimum $1,000 fine and/or 6 months
in county jail. Section 23300. |
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| Q |
What
can happen to any underage individual who possesses false identification,
"false" meaning altered, counterfeited or belonging to someone
other that the person presenting it? |
| A |
The individual can receive a minimum $250 fine and/or 24 to
32 hours of required community service. Section 25661. |
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| Q |
What
can happen to any underage individual who possesses an alcoholic
beverage in a public place or a place open to the public? |
| A |
The individual can receive a maximum $1,000 fine and/or six
months in county jail. Section 25662. |
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| Q |
What
can happen to a person between the ages of 13 and 21 years of
age who is convicted of certain alcohol or drug related crimes,
including (but not limited to) attempt to purchase an alcoholic
beverage, possession of false identification, driving under
the influence (DUI) or riding a bicycle under the influence
of alcohol? |
| A |
The person can receive a 1-year suspension of the person's driving
privilege or a 1 year delay in receiving a driver's license
if the person does not yet drive. Section 13202.5 Vehicle Code. |
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| Q |
For
most people how much beer, wine or an 80 proof distilled spirits
would put them over the 0.01% limit? |
| A |
For most people, one 12-ounce beer, one 4-ounce glass of wine
or one drink with 1.25 ounces of 80 proof distilled spirits. |
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| Q |
What
are some of the problems linked with alcohol among teens? |
| A |
Alcohol use is also often linked with teen deaths by drowning,
fires, suicide and homicide and is a leading cause of teen injuries. |
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| Q |
What
are some of the problems of alcohol dealing with sexual issues
among teens? |
| A |
Teens who use alcohol are more likely to become sexually active
at earlier ages, to have sex more often and to have unsafe sex. |
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| Q |
What
is the likelihood of children becoming alcoholics if they begin
drinking before the age of 15 than if they begin drinking at
or after the legal age of 21? |
| A |
They are four times more likely. |
