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Ellen Snelling M.S., Co-chair, Tampa Alcohol Coalition

Ellen Snelling M.S., Co-chair, Tampa Alcohol Coalition er.snelling@verizon.net web site: www.tampatac.com. History of TAC. Started as a committee of the Hillsborough County Anti Drug Alliance in 2001

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Ellen Snelling M.S., Co-chair, Tampa Alcohol Coalition

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  1. Ellen Snelling M.S., Co-chair, Tampa Alcohol Coalition er.snelling@verizon.net web site: www.tampatac.com

  2. History of TAC • Started as a committee of the Hillsborough County Anti Drug Alliance in 2001 • Concerns about underage drinking in Ybor City and high rate of alcohol-related crashes and fatalities in Hillsborough County • Mission: To prevent underage/ high risk drinking and alcohol-related consequences • TAC grew from 5 members in 2001 to 100 in 2006

  3. Tampa Alcohol Coalition Over 100 members: • Courts • Law enforcement • Schools • Universities and colleges • Parents • Students • Businesses • Prevention and treatment agencies • MADD volunteers

  4. BINGE DRINKING Increases Risk of: • Assault • Rape • Alcohol poisoning • Car crashes • Drowning • Suicide • Injuries and falls • Fatalities

  5. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s DUI and Underage Drinking Law Enforcement 7,054 DUI arrests made in Hillsborough County in 2006 533 DUI arrests- persons under age 21 #1 in the State in DUI arrests

  6. DUI arrests- 18 to 20 year olds in Hillsborough County 18 to 20 year olds made up 4.6% of the licensed drivers, but comprised 7.6% of DUI arrests and 12.8% of the drinking drivers in alcohol-related crashes (HCSO)

  7. Hillsborough County .02 Violations • 10 .02 driving • violations in 2004 • 79 .02 violations • in 2005 • Increase due to • Operation Teen • Angel • GIS map made • by HCSO Crime • Analysis Dept.

  8. HCSO Responsible Vendor- Last Drink Survey Persons arrested for DUI are asked where they were drinking. Data is recorded- law enforcement investigates problem bars. HCSO Deputy offers resources such as training and safe rides.

  9. GIS Maps to Promote Policy Change:HCSO Helped Amend County Bottle Club Policy in 2005

  10. DUI Education for Offenders • DUI Counterattack Level I 12 hours of instruction Level II 21 hours of instruction Both levels include a substance abuse evaluation • MADD Victim Impact Panel

  11. Hillsborough County’s 3 Pronged DUI Initiative • Enforcement- HCSO BATmobile, frequent sobriety checkpoints and saturations (multi-agency) • Prosecution- State Attorneys Office has a dedicated DUI prosecutor • Treatment- offered for multiple DUI offenders at Tampa Crossroads TRIAD

  12. Alcohol-Related Fatalities Hillsborough County alcohol fatalities declined 25% since 2002 Note: Data obtained from Florida DHSMV.

  13. ALCOHOL IS A DRUG-THE #1 DRUG OF CHOICE FOR TEENS ALCOHOL KILLS MORE YOUNG PEOPLE THAN ALL ILLEGAL DRUGS COMBINED

  14. 2005 Underage Drinking Data Source- 2005 YRBSS Survey of high school students- behaviors in past 30 days

  15. Ybor City Entertainment District • Ybor City entertainment district red area on GIS map (highest bar density- 87 liquor licenses within a few blocks) • Most bars allow ages 18+ • Many “Drink Specials” offered • Ybor has highest underage drinking arrests in the city • High in assaults and drug arrests GIS map by Dr. Richard Scribner

  16. Tampa Police Department Underage Drinking Law Enforcement • Undercover TPD officers and Alcoholic Beverage agents conduct compliance checks and underage drinking operations in Ybor City • TPD patrols Ybor parking lots and alleys for drinkers • Investigate party buses from universities • Conduct DUI operations in and around Ybor • Collaborate with universities, schools, ABT and TAC

  17. City of Tampa Underage Drinking Arrests2005 • 313 total underage • drinking arrests in • Tampa • 269 (86%) underage • drinking arrests in • District 3, mainly in • Ybor City • reference: TPD Crime • Analysis

  18. Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco • SUDS: Stop Underage Drinking and Sales, Florida Hotline 1-866-540-SUDS • Compliance checks and underage drinking operations • ABT conducts alcohol source investigations of underage DUIs and DUI crashes (ICARE) • ABT agents collaborate with coalition, MADD, schools, other law enforcement agencies and universities • TAC members observe ABT agents during underage operations

  19. Mock Crash at Blake High School

  20. Underage Drinking Billboard

  21. Alcohol Policy TAC uses data, GIS maps and survey results to advocate for local alcohol policy change: • Age 21 and up in bars • Restricting drink specials 2006 SurveyUSA Survey of 500 Tampa Bay Adults: • 71% support age 21 to enter a bar • 62% support restricting drink specials • 68% support changing bar closing time from 3 AM to 2 AM

  22. Cheap Drink Promotions Drink Special flyers promoting free and cheap drinks are distributed by bars to college students- in dorm rooms and on car windshields

  23. Greenery Pub- Bar Near USF Campus • Jan 2006, Greenery Pub • requests expansion • Pub markets to USF • students, features cheap • drink specials • TAC supported • homeowners group effort • to stop bar expansion • Homeowners presented • crime data, testimony, • video outside of Pub • May 2006, County • Commission denied • expansion

  24. Drunk Bitch Friday- Cancelled Drunk Bitch Friday: Lex and Terry Radio show featured drunk women. Show host Lex gave DB Charlee beer through a beer bong during a DBF broadcast and photos were posted on Lex and Terry website. Women drank on the show until they got drunk. Some threw up. Some passed out. Because of protests by TAC and other coalitions, DBF was taken off the air in January 2006

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