- Athletes Suspended for Drinking
- Channel 13 Video Coverage
- Channel 8 Coverage of Penfield Suspensions
- Charges Made in Teen Drinking Party
- Charges issued against hosts of Brighton party
- Conesus couple charged with hosting underage drinking party
- Drinking rules not meant to be broken for student athletes
- Hundreds of Penfield High School athletes are sitting on the
sidelines - More high school athletes suspended from sports for using
alcohol - New campaign stresses consequences of serving alcohol to
teens - National expert talks to R.I.T. athletes about underage drinking
- Penfield Suspends Student Athletes
- Penfield School District standing by its decision to suspend
athletes - Penfield Letter to Parents
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* "Shattered Lives" published by New York State STOP-DWI Foundation.
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| You can choose to NOT drink and drive |
Matthew Kato Foundation
Raising Awareness about the impacts of drinking and driving
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Underage drinking
Facts about underage drinking in New York state:
# Close to 1.4 million (57 percent) of youths ages 12 to 20
have used alcohol in their lifetime.
# 1.2 million (50 percent) people in that age group used
alcohol in the past year.
# 763,000 (32 percent) used alcohol in the past month.
# 168,000 (7 percent) used alcohol heavily in the past month.
# 225,000 (9 percent) reported dependence or abuse in the
past year.
# 904,000 (66 percent) children in grades 7 through 12
reported having a drink in their lifetime.
# 340,000 (25 percent) children in that age group consumed
five or more drinks at one time at least once a month.
# More than 500,000 (37 percent) had a drink of alcohol at
least once a month.
SOURCE: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, state Office of Alcoholism and Substance
Abuse Services survey, 2006.
Facts about underage drinking in New York state:
# Close to 1.4 million (57 percent) of youths ages 12 to 20
have used alcohol in their lifetime.
# 1.2 million (50 percent) people in that age group used
alcohol in the past year.
# 763,000 (32 percent) used alcohol in the past month.
# 168,000 (7 percent) used alcohol heavily in the past month.
# 225,000 (9 percent) reported dependence or abuse in the
past year.
# 904,000 (66 percent) children in grades 7 through 12
reported having a drink in their lifetime.
# 340,000 (25 percent) children in that age group consumed
five or more drinks at one time at least once a month.
# More than 500,000 (37 percent) had a drink of alcohol at
least once a month.
SOURCE: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, state Office of Alcoholism and Substance
Abuse Services survey, 2006.