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Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug among youth in the United States.

 

  • Excessive drinking is responsible for more than 4,300 deaths among underage youth each year, and cost the U.S. $24 billion in economic costs in 2010.

  • Although the purchase of alcohol by persons under the age of 21 is illegal, people aged 12 to 20 years drink 11% of all alcohol consumed in the United States.4 More than 90% of this alcohol is consumed in the form of binge drinks.

  • On average, underage drinkers consume more drinks per drinking occasion than adult drinkers.

  • In 2013, there were approximately 119,000 emergency rooms visits by persons aged 12 to 21 for injuries and other conditions linked to alcohol.

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Scarsdale Action for Youth

c/o Scarsdale Edgemont Family Counseling Services

14 Harwood Court, Suite 409

Scarsdale, NY  10583

(914) 723-3281

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