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UNDERAGE DRINKING Causes, Conditions,
and Community Solutions
Nigel Wrangham
Taryn Mack
IT’s NOT THE SAME WORLD WE GREW UP IN…
•Teens drink to get drunk
•Faster
•More
•Teens mix alcohol with harder drugs
•Date rape and sexual assault have increased by over 100 per cent since 1970’s
•Girls are now drinking as much as boys
•Specific beverages are aimed at you
•Alcohol is cheaper than ever
THINGS ARE DIFFERENT TODAY
TEMPTEMP
WHAT DO WE KNOW?
•Earlier age of onset = higher lifelong risk
Youth Aren’t Immune to Youth Aren’t Immune to InfluencesInfluences
Youth Behavior
School
Parent
Leaders
Policy
Peers
Media
Church
We can make change in two ways:We can make change in two ways:
IT’S ABOUT CREATING A
COMMUNITY WHERE
THEY DON’T START
What do things cost?
How available are they?
Who has money?
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
What do people think and believe?
What is considered okay?
What’s normal?
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
What are advertising messages?
What is promoted?
What is normalized through media?
MEDIA CONDITIONS
Who has power?
Who enforces the rules?
Are the laws applied strictly and fairly?
POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Individual EnvironmentalIndividual Environmental
About choicesAbout choicesAbout About knowledgeknowledgeAbout About someone’s someone’s behaviorbehaviorOne-time dealOne-time dealCHANGES A CHANGES A PERSONPERSON
About About CONDITIONSCONDITIONS
EconomicEconomicSocialSocialMediaMediaPoliticalPolitical
Changes the Changes the world around usworld around us
An effective project has both an IMPACT and an OUTCOME:
The initial results and impressions – short term
The overall change in attitude
and behavior – long term
SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS
Use relevant, current Use relevant, current datadata
Address underlying Address underlying conditionsconditions
Involve key Involve key stakeholdersstakeholders
Increase capacity by Increase capacity by fostering fostering collaborationcollaboration
Utilize best practicesUtilize best practices