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UNDERAGE DRINKING Causes, Conditions, and Community Solutions

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.

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UNDERAGE DRINKING Causes, Conditions, and Community Solutions

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  1. UNDERAGE DRINKING Causes, Conditions, and Community Solutions Nigel Wrangham Taryn Mack

  2. 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

  3. THINGS ARE DIFFERENT TODAY • Girls are now drinking as much as boys • Specific beverages are aimed at you • Alcohol is cheaper than ever TEMP

  4. WHAT DO WE KNOW? • Earlier age of onset = higher lifelong risk

  5. Youth Aren’t Immune to Influences Leaders Church School Peers Youth Behavior Parent Media Policy

  6. We can make change in two ways: AROUND THE PERSON INSIDE THE PERSON

  7. It's not about how to stop unhealthy behaviors IT’S ABOUT CREATING A COMMUNITY WHERE THEY DON’T START

  8. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS What do things cost? How available are they? Who has money?

  9. SOCIAL CONDITIONS What do people think and believe? What is considered okay? What’s normal?

  10. MEDIA CONDITIONS What are advertising messages? What is promoted? What is normalized through media?

  11. POLITICAL CONDITIONS Who has power? Who enforces the rules? Are the laws applied strictly and fairly?

  12. About CONDITIONS • Economic • Social • Media • Political • Changes the world around us Individual Environmental About choices About knowledge About someone’s behavior One-time deal CHANGES A PERSON

  13. 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 IMPACT OUTCOME

  14. SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS • Use relevant, current data • Address underlying conditions • Involve key stakeholders • Increase capacity by fostering collaboration • Utilize best practices

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