Alcohol Use Among Adults

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National Take Back Initiative

For some statistical background on the lethal impact of prescription drugs in Harford County please review the chart above by clicking on it.

In the interest of Public Safety and the Environment Harford County is participating in the National Tack Back Initiative on Saturday, September 25, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the County Administrative Building (220 South Main Street, Bel Air, Maryland 21014)

For more information about the local event please contact the Harford County Office of Drug Control Policy 410-638-3333 or click HERE.

For national information about this event please go to: THIS LINK

PLEASE Consider Joining Families Anonymous

Teen Girls Are Drinking More Than Boys

"New data released today from the Partnership for a Drug Free America suggest that not only are girls now drinking more than boys, they turn to drugs and alcohol for more serious reasons as well." To read the full Newsweek Article, please click HERE

Tobacco Retailer Violation Rate, National Weighted Average, FY97 to FY09

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Percentage of Maryland Drivers Reporting Drinking and Driving Decreased by Nearly Half Since 2004

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FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

Policy Statement
Alcohol Use by Youth and Adolescents: A Pediatric Concern

Alcohol use continues to be a major problem from preadolescence through young adulthood in the United States. Results of recent neuroscience research have substantiated the deleterious effects of alcohol on adolescent brain development and added even more evidence to support the call to prevent and reduce underaged drinking. Pediatricians should be knowledgeable about substance abuse to be able to recognize risk factors for alcohol and other substance abuse among youth, screen for use, provide appropriate brief interventions, and refer to treatment.

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