Underage Drinking Prevention Task Force
Cold Hard Facts
There are better ways to communicate...here are some suggestions
  • School work has declined; grades suddenly slipping or dropping dramatically

  • Missing school (skipping secretly or too "tired" or "sick" to go)

  • Mood changes (irritable, crying jags)

  • Dropping out of usual activities (music, sports, hobbies)

  • Physical appearance changing (poor hygiene, unusual style changes)

  • Friends suddenly change; doesn't introduce new friends

  • Money or valuables missing from parents' purse, from home

  • Furtive or secretive behavior (e.g., bedroom door locked and takes long time to answer)

  • Hostile, aggressive outbursts

  • Seems to have "lost" motivation

  • Forgetfulness

  • Unusual sleeping habits (changing over time or dramatic change)

  • Depressed

  • Anxious

  • My child just doesn't seem "right"

» To Report Underage Drinking, Call the Hotline: 1-877-NO BINGE
or go to www.241STOP.com
or text 241STOP plus message to CRIMES (274637)
In The News

12/28/12

[GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -- A new website developed by Colorado Department of Revenue's Liquor Enforcement Division is aiming to help you monitor how big of a problem underage drinking is in our community, and what's being done locally to curb it. >> more ]
11/21/12

[When asked the most popular day for underage drinking, most would guess graduation, spring break, homecoming or prom. However, studies show the most popular time is the night before Thanksgiving. >> more ]
11/08/12

[Alcohol is the leading substance abused by teenagers in the United States. About half of all seniors and juniors consume alcohol on a monthly basis, experts say. 14 percent of teens have been intoxicated at least once in the past year. >> more ]
10/11/12

[What do you know about online alcohol sales? I must admit that I knew little about this industry and was amazed with some of the statistics I recently discovered while reading an article in the September 2012 Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. If you're the parent of a 'tween or teen, here's another topic for discussion and for monitoring. >> more ]
09/27/12

[GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- Over the last weekend the Grand Junction Police Department gave out more than 50 minor in possession of alcohol summonses. >> more ]
09/11/12

[New findings from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) address the neurological impact of underage drinking, suggesting that teens that use alcohol may be more likely to experience developmental problems, such as memory lapses, and engage in more dangerous activities, including risky sexual behaviors, than their peers. >> more ]
08/31/12

[(NAPS)—There’s welcome news for parents who have yet to have a discussion with their son or daughter about underage drinking. >> more ]
08/15/12

[CBS) DURANGO, CO - Mother-daughter duo, Sydney and Denise "Miki" Spies, were both arrested in Durango early Monday morning after police interrupted an underage drinking party at the Spies home, reports CBS Denver. >> more ]
08/14/12

[This post is sponsored by Anheuser-Busch. Have you started talking with your kids about underage drinking? The fact is, it’s never too early – or too late – to begin the conversation. But you might be surprised to know the first step in talking with your kids about underage drinking doesn't involve your kids at all! It starts with you! To have successful conversations with your children, you need to be prepared to set clear boundaries and consequences to create accountability. >> more ]
07/13/12

[SCHOOL leaders are so worried about students dying from binge drinking at parties they are demanding new laws to stop parents legally providing alcohol to minors. >> more ]
07/12/12

[ For the past three decades, Anheuser-Busch has been a leader in promoting alcohol responsibility. Since the initial launch of its Know When To Say When campaign in 1982 through the present, Anheuser-Busch and its local wholesalers, including Krey Distributing Company, have committed more than $930 million in national advertising campaigns and community-based programs to encourage responsible drinking and prevent underage drinking and drunk driving. >> more ]
07/11/12

[PRAGUE — Shaken awake by police on a park bench, a 12-year-old boy from Prague was so drunk he could neither walk nor talk -- grim evidence of an unparalleled alcohol scourge affecting underage Czechs. >> more ]
07/09/12

[Valley parents who are worried about teens using drugs may be overlooking another threat in their own refrigerator or cabinet. >> more ]
06/15/12

[BATH, Maine — Among the myriad challenges faced by teens and adolescents is how to step in when they see a friend or classmate engaging in harmful or dangerous behavior, but a new anonymous reporting tool seeks to make that process easier. >> more ]
06/15/12

["Run faster!" yelled the students at Apollo Middle School. The Hollywood students were encouraging classmates participating in a computer simulation game. The game, created by The Century Council, is based on its Ask, Listen, Learn program, which focuses on educating students about the consequences of underage drinking and encourages them to choose healthier ways of living. >> more ]
All of those things that you absolutely would not wish on your child come from underage alcohol use.