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Understanding the Problem of Underage Drinking
Comparison of Drinking Rates and Problems: European Countries and the United States
The perception that young Europeans drink more responsibly than their counterparts in the United States is often used as an argument to change U.S. policies. This comparison concludes that recent data from representative surveys provide no evidence to support this perception. Prepared by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). February 2001.
Costs of Underage Drinking
This document provides information on the various health and social problems related to underage drinking and about their economic costs. Prepared by PIRE for OJJDP. Revised October 1999.
Fact Sheet: Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (Booze News)
This fact sheet from Booze News states, "There is no doubt that underage drinking is a major public health problem in the United States." It cites data that about 10.4 million current drinkers were between the ages of 12 and 20, with the total economic cost of alcohol use by underage drinkers in America estimated by one study to be nearly $53 billion a year. Includes cost data, prevention funding figures and suggested regulations
Study Quantifies Cost-Benefit of Family Interventions Designed to Prevent Adolescent Alcohol Use
A news release from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) on a new study indicates that investing in preventive interventions is both good public health practice and good economic practice. NIDA's findings indicate that brief family preventive intervention programs designed to discourage teens from drinking are beneficial and cost-effective. The lead investigator stated, "Family skills-training interventions designed for general populations have the potential to delay the onset of alcohol use, thereby avoiding the substantial costs to society at a proportionally small intervention cost." The study, published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol, states the economic cost alone of alcohol abuse in 1998 was estimated at $185 billion!
Youth and Underage Drinking: An Overview
Fact sheet from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) includes data on use, beliefs and risk factors from a variety of sources.
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