Underage drinking proposal awaits action

By Tom Strode - Aug 31, 2005

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Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act (S. 408/H.R. 864)—This proposal, which neither the Senate nor House has voted on, is designed to reduce alcohol consumption by minors. It would: (1) Appropriate $2 million yearly for a committee to coordinate efforts among federal agencies to prevent underage drinking and to report to Congress; (2) fund a media campaign targeting adults at $1 million a year; (3) provide $10 million for new programs in states and communities, as well as at colleges, and (4) grant $6 million for increased research. Underage drinking constitutes 20 percent of all alcohol consumed in the United States, and the binge drinking rate for minors grew by 56 percent from 1993 to 2001. Binge drinking is defined as consuming at least five drinks in a sitting during the previous month.

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