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This report identifies indicators of underage drinking in Anchorage, Alaska, which can be used in assessing changes brought about by strategies designed to reduce underage access to alcohol and consequences associated with underage drinking. Indicators are addressed under the categories of underage access to alcohol, social norms and perceptions associated with underage drinking, alcohol consumption patterns, and consequences of underage drinking. Consequences examined include school-related consequences, risky behavior, and legal consequences of underage drinking. Alcohol abuse by people under 21 years of age requiring substance abuse treatment, health and safety consequences of underage drinking, and economic consequences of underage drinking are also discussed.

Publication Date

12-15-2010

Keywords

alcohol & alcohol abuse, Anchorage, AK, juvenile delinquency, status offenses, underage drinking, youth risk behaviors

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http://hdl.handle.net/11122/3760

Youth Alcohol Access, Consumption, and Consequences in Anchorage, Alaska: Identification of Indicators

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