Alcohol use is responsible for approximately 3,500 deaths annually among youth under age 21 in the United States, shortening their lives by an average of 60 years
Underage alcohol use occurs in a context of significantly problematic adult use nationwide. Approximately 95,000 individuals of all ages in the United States die from alcohol attributable causes each year, making excessive alcohol use the third leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. 2022 NC SHIP, pg. 76.
Alcohol consumption increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 in the United States. The increase could substantially increase the long-term alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and mortality. 2022 NC SHIP, pg. 77
Addiction Professionals North Carolina |
https://www.apnc.org/ |
Centers for Disease Control’s Community Guide on Preventing Excessive Alcohol Consumption |
https://www.thecommunityguide.org/topic/excessive-alcohol-consumption |
Forensic Tests for Alcohol- NC DPH Branch |
https://publichealth.nc.gov/chronicdiseaseandinjury/fta/index.htm |
Mothers Against Drunk Driving North Carolina |
https://www.madd.org/north-carolina/ |
National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association (NABCA) |
https://www.nabca.org/ |
North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) |
https://www.ncahec.net/about-nc-ahec/statewide-work |
North Carolina Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) Informed |
https://ncfasdinformed.org/about-us/about-ncfasd-informed |
North Carolina Preventing Underage Drinking Initiative (PUDI)- Talk It Up. Lock It Up! |
https://www.ncpudi.org/https://www.ncpudi.org/resources/talk-it-up-lock-it-up/ |
North Carolina Substance Use Disorder Federation |
https://sudfederation.org/ |
Recovery Communities of North Carolina (RCNC) |
https://www.rcnc.org/ |
The Center for Alcohol Policy |
https://www.centerforalcoholpolicy.org/ |
The Center for Prevention & Counseling- Too Smart to Start |
https://centerforprevention.org/too-smart-to-start/ |
NC State Center for Health Statistics, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)