Factors that influence underage alcohol use are:
- The social systems in which teens live
- The increase in risk-taking that usually accompanies adolescence
- Decreased parental supervision and greater independence
- Increased time spent alone and with peers
- Increased stress
- What adolescents see and hear about alcohol
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CADY Gallery - Chemical Awareness
Guest Sue Thistle. Sue usually speaks to the Launch Youth about the dangers of Binge drinking. After a conversation, she explained that the uprising in use is prescription drugs, especially the drug oxycontin. This meeting was filled with information of the dangers of what is in the medicine cabinet.
