Poll: Is Underage Drinking a Problem in Columbia?
Campus officials are encouraging parents to talk to their young adults more about drinking.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it simply: Underage alcohol use is a major public health problem. According to the CDC, people aged 12 to 20 drink 11 percent of all alcohol consumed in the United States and more than 90 percent of that alcohol is chugged in the form of binge drinking. Recently, Montgomery County officials have focused on stemming underage drinking parties At a January press conference in Montgomery County, police displayed stacks of kegs and 24-packs of beer seized from underage drinking parties in the county. A task force of local police agencies busted 23 underage drinking parties and issued 239 alcohol citations to youth in possession of or providing alcohol, between Nov. 16 and Jan. 7, said Capt. …
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