Sunday, November 15, 2009

Where can I find statistics on teen drinking parties?

I am doing a project for the New England Regional Law Enforcement Explorer Association, and for the project I need to find a website that has statistics on teen parties and drinking.





I have searched google but am unable to find any.





If you can help, any help is appreciated! Thanks!

Where can I find statistics on teen drinking parties?
I hope these might help in some way...


--In at least one place: "'Close to 70% of the sexual assaults on young women were coming out of home parties," says Dan Hicks, administrator of Ventura County Limits, an initiative to curb underage binge drinking. "


--"While only eight percent of parents of children aged 12-20 indicated that they allowed their teen and his/her friends to drink with supervision in the past six months, 21 percent of teens attended a party where the alcohol was provided by someone else’s parents. And 27 percent of teens attended a party where youth were drinking " [stupid--especially since these parents, if caught, would get thrown in jail]


-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also found that alcohol is linked to two-thirds of all sexual assaults and date rapes of teens and increases the likelihood of contracting HIV or sexually transmitted diseases. An AMA report reveals the long-term damage that drinking does to teen brains, which continue developing until age 20.


--80 percent of teenagers report trying alcohol at least once during their high school years
Reply:There is a very relevant publication from the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center (through the Department of Justice):





"A Practical Guide to Preventing and Dispersing Underage Drinking Parties"


Full text at:


http://www.udetc.org/Publications.htm





You might also want to look at this report from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health:


"The NSDUH Report March 31,2008: Quantity and Frequency of Alcohol Use among Underage Drinkers"


http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/pro...
Reply:Have you tried contacting your local police force? The state police? Mothers Against Drunk Driving?
Reply:go to your local high school during lunch break and just ask 50-100 students if they go to parties, and if they do, do they drink at them.





nothing beats a hands-on poll
Reply:The gym teachers house


No comments:

Post a Comment