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AMA - Alcohol - Research/Facts About Youth and Alcohol <br />�r�' � � �#yd� �� <br />� �' w� 'wr <br />5 �' <br />� ��' � `'�� <br />} � � ����� a^ <br />' f,� �. ���` ,�� �,. <br />`� �..d �.,;�`:� �%� <br />'°�. .;, <br />American Medical Association <br />Phy�i�i� dec�i+c�te�d � #he t�t�t cyf't�tnrriG� <br />Wasted Youth <br />Approximately 11 million American youth <br />under the age of 21 drink alcohol. Nearly half <br />of them drink to excess, consuming five or <br />more drinks in a row, one or more fimes in a <br />two-week period. <br />Alcohol is the most frequently used drug by <br />high school seniors, and its use is <br />increasing. Boys usually try alcohol for the <br />first time at �ust 11 years old, while the <br />average age for American girls' first drink is <br />13. In shor�, our nation's youth are flirting <br />with disaster. Consider the facts: <br />Underage drinking is a factor in nearly half of <br />all teen automobile crashes, the leading <br />cause of death among teenagers. <br />Alcohol use contributes to youth suicides, <br />homicides and fatal injuries-the leading <br />cause of death among youth after auto <br />crashes. <br />Alcohol abuse is linked to as many as fin►o- <br />thirds of all sexual assaults and date rapes <br />of teens and college students. <br />Alcohol is a major factor in unprotected sex <br />among youth, increasing their risk of <br />contracting HIV or other transmitted <br />diseases. <br />CONTINUE <br />AI`IA Hane • ��. Edr��a, �i�+pm.1��:crad�ad�: <br />E#ii�c� • M�;�ai ��i��t�� • F.dutat� <br />aaar�l� �i2� A+T��a , �onta�r iJs <br />fc119sd5-19"�2American A4edicalAssoa�iatic�n. all rights resenr�d. <br />���"� � <br />"e � <br />°` 1 <br />�� � � <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />http://www.ama-assn.org/speciaUaos/alcoholl/about 1 b. htm 10/26/99 <br />