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The Too Smart To Start Web site helps youth, families, educators, and communities prevent underage alcohol use and its related problems. It provides useful programs and strategies, downloadable materials, interactive games and exercises, and other resources to support you in responding to The Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking.

Too Smart To Start

Too Smart To StartLearn about the Too Smart To Start initiative and how it can help prevent underage drinking where you live.

Join the nationwide movement to prevent underage drinking. Participate in one of nearly 2,000 Town Hall Meetings happening across our country

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2010 Town Hall Meetings on Underage Drinking Prevention

Town Hall Meetings are taking place across America this year. Many will help mark this year’s Alcohol Awareness Month, observed during April.

Underage Drinking Prevention News WidgetUnderage Drinking Prevention News Widget

At the right you’ll see a scrolling column of headlines In the News. Save time, stay up to date, and share the latest news on underage alcohol use by adding our widget to your Web site. More information on our widget.

Learn What You Can Do

Find out about ways you can help youth stay too smart to start using alcohol. Make underage drinking prevention a priority for your community’s Red Ribbon Week activities.

Get the Facts

Learn about alcohol facts, consequences, and myths.

Have Fun

Games, puzzles, and quizzes explain how alcohol affects the body and youth behavior.

In the News

07/28/2010 - [NM]
Kids get picture:
Sports and booze
don't mix

07/26/2010 - [MI]
Do good corner:
Campaign against
underage drinking
hits billboards

07/26/2010 - [DC]
Distilled Spirits
group spent $1.3M
lobbying in 2Q on
underage drinking
prevention, taxes

07/26/2010 - [CA]
Editorial: Alcohol
rules for
festivals also
target underage
drinking

07/24/2010 - [WI]
We must all work
together to
prevent underage
drinking

07/24/2010 - [NY]
South Glens Falls
production sends
powerful teen
drinking message

07/23/2010 -
Colleges Not Doing
Enough to Combat
Student Drinking:
Report

07/22/2010 - NHS
reports fall in
drug, tobacco and
alcohol use among
schoolchildren

07/22/2010 - [FL]
Underage drinking
hit Nassau County
in wallet

07/22/2010 -
Drugging Kids a
Form of Abuse

07/22/2010 - [WI]
Alcohol, Tobacco
and Marijuana
Experimentation
Heats Up in Summer

07/22/2010 - Want
to keep your child
alcohol and
drug-free? Here
are five signs of
possible trouble

07/22/2010 - [ME]
Maine Voices: Firm
rules can reduce
alcohol problems
related to teenage
drinking

07/21/2010 - [AZ]
Drug and underage
drinking coalition
keeps on task

07/20/2010 -
Mom's Alcoholism
Especially Tough
on Daughter's
Mental Health

07/19/2010 - [MI]
“S.T.O.P.”
workshop to
prevent underage
drinking held June
29

07/18/2010 - [WV]
S.O.B.E.R.
program’s budget
takes a hit

07/15/2010 - [MI]
Affirmations
launches campaign
to end underage
drinking

07/15/2010 - [CA]
San Diego's East
County Officials,
Residents Reduce
Alcohol and Drug
Impact on
Neighborhoods

07/15/2010 -
Binge drinking
teenagers could be
risking
osteoperosis

07/12/2010 - [VA]
New Virginia Laws
Target Underage
Drinking

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Last Reviewed on 7/8/2010