Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. •
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Good Things Utah
March 06, 2013 12:00 am
First Lady Jeanette Herbert and M.A.D.D. President Art Brown talked about the dangers of underage drinking and the "Parents Empowered" campaign.Read More
ParentsEmpowered Program
March 01, 2013 12:00 am
In September 2006, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released alarming new research on the effect of alcohol on the developing teen brain increasing the likelihood of early addiction and brain impairment. In response to these research findings a number of Utah stakeholders came forward to develop a comprehensive approach to the problem.Read More
It Takes A Village to Curb Teenage Alcohol Use
January 13, 2013 1:00 pm
Living in a caring community may help curb teenage alcohol use, according to new research.
For the study, researchers at Penn State evaluated how seven categories of risk and protective factors can predict teen alcohol use.Read More
Latest study: Alcohol use lowest among Utah teens
November 26, 2012 3:00 pm
Utah has the lowest number of underage drinkers in the country, according to a federal alcohol use report released Monday.Read More
Utah has nation's lowest rate of underage drinking
November 26, 2012 1:00 am
Utah has the lowest rate of underage drinking in the nation, according to the results of a new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. However, those who work with teens and substance abuse say there is still room for improvement.Read More
How Addiction Hijacks the Brain
October 16, 2012 12:00 am
The word “addiction” is derived from a Latin term for “enslaved by” or “bound to.” Anyone who has struggled to overcome an addiction — or has tried to help someone else to do so — understands why.Read More
Family Checkup: Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse
October 15, 2012 12:00 am
Families strive to find the best ways to raise their children to live happy, healthy and productive lives. Parents are often concerned about whether their children will start or are already using drugs such as tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and others, including the abuse of prescription drugs.Read More
Parents (Mistakenly) Believe Letting Kids Drink Alcohol Early Discourages Later Use
October 10, 2012 10:00 am
A surprising number of parents believe that early exposure to alcohol will discourage children from drinking in adolescence and help prevent alcohol abuse later on, according to a new study from the RTI International and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Read More
Underage Drinking News Paper Insert
October 08, 2012 11:16 am
Underage drinking 12 page insert that discusses the dangers of underage drinking and what parents can do to prevent it. Read More
Family dinner reduces underage drinking, advocates say
September 24, 2012 10:00 am
Its efforts are measured through risk prevention surveys administered to students in sixth, eighth, 10th and 12th grades. The program has made a difference, according to Doug Murakami, alcohol education director at the DABC. Comparing numbers from recent surveys to those from 2005, officials have "seen the numbers go down."Read More
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Archived Events
Power of Prevention Critical Issues Conference
January 29, 2013
The Power of Prevention Conference engages & empowers youth, parents, community service providers and law enforcement agencies. It strengthens our community by providing current preventative strategies and implementation of best practices, in order to prevent and reduce the risk associated with crime violence and substance abuse, and to protect our children.
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Community Family Night Out
January 14, 2013
Community Family Night Out - Carnival of Healthy Behavior. A night dedicated to teaching health behaviors and positive social responsibility. Read More
National Family Day Highlights Advantages of Dinner Together
September 26, 2011
“What kids really want for dinner is time with their family” says Utah’s First Lady Jeanette Herbert, in celebration of National Family Day, September 26, 2011.Read More
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