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...ba href=/drug abuse/a/b rates.Additional facts: * Fifty eight percent of all fatal crashes among youth between the ages of 15 to 20 were alcohol related; * Nationally, an estimated $53 billion in social costs each year are associated with underage drinking including $19 billion in traffic crashes and $29 billion in violent crime; * In Massachusetts, the social costs associated with underage drinking are approximately $1.4 billion; * More young people drink alcohol than smoke tobacco or use all other illegal drugs combined; * Sixty five percent of eighth graders say it’s easy to get alcohol, and nearly half of them have tried it; and * Forty five percent of Massachusetts sixth graders reported that alcohol was easy to obtain with over 10 percent stating that they typically got it from home.Research has shown that the strongest approach to prevent underage drinking is a coordinated effort by parents, teachers, law enforcement officials and the community at large.

The comprehensive initiative outlined by Healey includes grassroots community meetings in addition to radio and transit ads.Healey added, “Our goal is to underscore the importance of early, ongoing communication with children to help them make healthy life choices.”“We want to send a wake-up call to parents that any underage drinking involves risk, not just drinking and driving or binge drinking,” said Michael Botticelli, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services, Massachusetts Department of Publ...