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New ItemDistance Learning Courses

These web-based online courses from the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center provide information regarding evidenced based enforcement approaches to prevent underage drinking. Three free trainings on compliance checks, environmental strategies and controlled party dispersal are now available online.
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NEW Radio PSAs Now Available

New TALK2PREVENT Campaign Public Service Announcements, Parent’s Edition, 30- and 60-second spots now available for download.

These announcements highlight the importance of parents and their children having a conversation regarding underage drinking.
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Talk2Prevent

The TALK2PREVENT Campaign includes resources and materials to assist parents of middle and high school aged youth to talk to their children about underage drinking.
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Underage Drinking Prevention Video

"Taking Action in New York" highlights the underage drinking efforts across the state and issues a call to action to elicit involvement from prevention, law enforcement, judiciary, parents, colleges and community coalitions.
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Underage drinking is a problem that touches the lives of many people. Parents, educators, law enforcement, members of the community and youth are all affected by underage drinking. Nearly four out of five high school students have consumed alcohol by their senior year. Car crashes, unplanned pregnancies, violence, alcohol dependency, and serious health issues are just a few of the consequences of underage drinking.

Underage alcohol use causes problems for youth at home, at school, at work, and with the law. But you can help. Research shows that youth are receptive to clear, consistent no-use messages from the people and organizations that touch their lives.