IOM_Report_on_Underage

Underage youth saw 10% more magazine beer ads per capita than adults in 2008. More

13.8 percent of eighth-graders have had at least one drink of alcohol in the past 30 days. More

Alcohol plays a substantial role in the top three causes of death among youth: unintentional injury, suicide and homicide. More

67,656: the number of alcohol ads on TV that kids were more likely than adults to see, per capita, in 2009. More

Underage drinking accounts for an estimated 11-20 percent of the U.S. alcohol market. More

Every day, over 4,750 kids under age 16 have their first drink of alcohol. More

6.5 million underage youth binge drink. More

IOM Report on Underage Drinking