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Welcome to Too Smart To Start, your Web site on helping young people avoid underage alcohol use and its consequences.

Most young people aged 12 to 20 do not drink. However, more than 10 million young people do use alcohol. Alcohol use can interfere with their health, academic and workplace performance, and relationships with friends and family.

Talk with young people early and often about the dangers of underage drinking. With your help, we can make sure that young people understand that they do not need to drink to fit in, have fun, or deal with the pressures of growing up. Use the resources on this site to help young people be too smart to start.

In The News

05/14/2012 - [ME]
Teen drinking
draws attention

05/14/2012 - [NJ]
Morris County
holds community
awareness campaign
to prevent
underage drinking

05/14/2012 - [IL]
Task Force Uses
Graduation to
Remind Public
About Underage
Drinking

05/14/2012 - [NM]
County targets
underage drinking

05/14/2012 - [IA]
New ordinance may
make parents think
twice about
allowing underage
drinking

05/14/2012 - [CA]
Teens learn deadly
lessons about
drinking and
driving

05/14/2012 - [SD]
Parent-led
Drinking Parties:
Neither Safe or
Legal

05/14/2012 - [NV]
New System to
Crack Down on
Underage Drinking

05/13/2012 - [NH]
Youth Empowerment
teams educate
parents about
alcohol access

05/13/2012 - [NY]
C-S holds contest
for Alcohol
Awareness Month

05/13/2012 - [LA]
What happens to
students under the
influence?

05/13/2012 - [FL]
Coral Springs
ordinance on
underage drinking

05/12/2012 - [MN]
Law targets hosts
of drinking
parties

05/12/2012 - [PA]
Town hall meeting
addresses underage
drinking issues

05/11/2012 - [WV]
State Agencies
Come Together to
Curb Underage
Drinking

05/11/2012 - [CA]
Productive
Brainstorming at
Town Hall on Teen
Binge Drinking

05/11/2012 - [NY]
Teens urged to
stay safe on prom
night

05/11/2012 - [MA]
State Treasurer
Grossman launches
Operation Safe
Spring

05/11/2012 - [CA]
Educating youths
is key to
preventing
underage drinking

05/11/2012 - [MD]
After-prom aims to
prevent under-age
drinking,
encourage safe
celebrating

05/11/2012 - [WI]
Schofield passes
social host rule

05/10/2012 - [WI]
Youth drinking is
not just a minor
problem

05/10/2012 - [IL]
A Look at Underage
Drinking in the
Stateline

05/10/2012 - [CT]
Local coalition
proactive about
curbing underage
drinking

05/10/2012 - [CA]
Police vow to
crack down on
adults holding
parties in which
underage teens are
served alcohol

05/10/2012 - [CA]
Share Ideas at
Town Hall about
Underage Drinking

05/10/2012 - [OR]
Drinking ‘part of
our culture’: A
panel discussion
at UO tries to
explore the
problems related
to alcohol use by
students

05/10/2012 - [NY]
Help make prom,
graduation safe
this season

05/10/2012 - [ME]
KHS students get
the 'Point' about
teen drinking

05/10/2012 - [OH]
Coalition seeks
your input on
underage drinking

05/10/2012 - [NE]
Police crack on
underage drinking

05/09/2012 - [IL]
Stevenson High
forum focuses on
teen drug use,
drinking

05/09/2012 - [PA]
Town Hall Meeting
Focuses on Teen
Drinking

05/09/2012 - [CA]
Student posters
warn of underage
drinking dangers

05/09/2012 - [IL]
Lake Forest Police
Chief Reminds
Public of Underage
Drinking Laws

05/09/2012 - [CT]
Parents asked to
‘buy into’
[alcohol and] drug
use prevention

05/09/2012 - [NJ]
Ridgewood teens to
get safety
reminders from
Municipal Alliance

05/08/2012 - [AL]
Teens and underage
drinking

05/08/2012 - [CA]
Underage drinking
informational
event set

05/08/2012 - [OH]
Agencies unite to
combat teenage
drinking

05/08/2012 - [IL]
Oak Park and River
Forest students
weigh in on drugs,
alcohol

05/08/2012 - [ND]
Underage drinking
focus of panel

05/08/2012 -
Friends' Parents
Can Sway Teens'
Odds for Drinking,
Smoking

05/08/2012 - [SD]
Douglas freshmen
see what could
happen if they
drink and drive

05/08/2012 - [VT]
Talking to teens
about drinking

05/08/2012 - [CA]
The problems with
drinking

05/07/2012 - [IN]
Youth Resources:
Alcohol's effect
on the teen brain
causes risky
decisions

05/07/2012 - [NJ]
New law passed in
Lower Twp. to curb
underage drinking

05/07/2012 - [MA]
Somerville
substance abuse
prevention meeting
May 17

05/07/2012 - [VA]
County Fights Teen
Drinking in Prom,
Graduation Season

05/07/2012 - [PA]
Tips for planning
a safe prom night
in NW Philadelphia


05/07/2012 - [WI]
'Alcopops' a
growing trend with
area teens

05/07/2012 - [DE]
Underage drinking
campaign targets
buyers

05/07/2012 - [WI]
Ashland Parents
Group Up Against
Underage Drinking

05/07/2012 - [CA]
Buying alcohol
online? It's not
hard for underage
drinkers

05/07/2012 - [MT]
Ankle monitors
keeping teens
sober

05/06/2012 - [WI]
FdL student
campaign aimed at
drunken drivers

05/06/2012 - [CT]
Parents and teens
talk alcohol and
drug use

05/06/2012 - [NY]
CASAC underage
drinking campaign
focuses on Parents
Who Host

05/06/2012 - [OH]
A unified message
on drinking for
prom, graduation
parties: Community
Challenge Corner

05/06/2012 - [NC]
Coalition will ask
ABC Commission to
regulate sweet
liquor drinks

05/06/2012 - [TX]
Safety urged amid
season of underage
drinking

05/05/2012 - [RI]
Parents invited to
meeting on
substance abuse,
online safety

05/04/2012 - [NJ]
If parents let
teens drink,
results can be
deadly

05/04/2012 -
Cinco de Mayo:
It's not about el
'drinko'

05/04/2012 - [NJ]
Southwest Council
wants your opinion
on substance abuse

05/04/2012 - [MD]
RESET program
offers chance to
change behavior

05/04/2012 - [IN]
Indiana Lifeline
measure becomes
law

05/04/2012 - [MN]
Don’t let
intoxicated
driving spoil prom

05/03/2012 - [SC]
Fewer SC Teens
Gaining Access to
Alcohol, Drinking

05/03/2012 - [CA]
Tulare police take
aim at curbing
underage drinking

05/03/2012 - [SC]
Crime down, but
underage drinking
remains problem in
Five Points

05/03/2012 - [NY]
Parents and
students discuss
underage drinking

05/03/2012 - [WY]
Staged crash
brings alcohol
awareness

05/03/2012 - [WA]
Youth Alcohol and
Drug Use Town Hall
Meeting Set for
May 8

05/03/2012 - [NY]
Drugs [and
Alcohol] in
Dansville

05/03/2012 - [GU]
Drinking
enforcement
training for
agencies

05/03/2012 - [NE]
Special effort
focuses on
underage drinking,
drugs

05/03/2012 - [MN]
County to target
underage party
hosts

05/03/2012 - [FL]
CDAC informs
public about
underage drinking

05/03/2012 - [IL]
Lake County Task
Force Targets
Underage Drinking

05/03/2012 - [CA]
Who's responsible
for teens drinking
at home?

05/02/2012 - [TN]
Underage drinking
focus of mock
trial

05/02/2012 - Most
states weak on
teen alcohol
marketing

05/02/2012 - [IL]
Underage drinking
story here is a
mixed bag

05/02/2012 - [MO]
Columbia Police
Department to
participate in
statewide Youth
DWI Enforcement
Campaign

05/02/2012 - [CA]
Meeting aims to
educate students,
parents about
dangers of
drinking, drugs

05/02/2012 - [IN]
Cinco de Mayo;
'Alcoholidays' for
College students &
Underage drinking

05/02/2012 - [CA]
Underage drinking
is subject of May
10 Town Hall
meeting

05/01/2012 - [VA]
Herndon High Hosts
Youth Drinking
Forum

05/01/2012 - [NY]
Prom night and
alcohol don't mix

05/01/2012 - [KS]
Police work to
curb underage
drinking

05/01/2012 - [KY]
Parents and county
leaders look to
crack down on
underage drinking

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