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Sources for Alcohol Use by Children: Signs and Solutions

1 SAMHSA. HHS Secretary Leavitt Unveils National PSA Campaign at Underage Drinking Prevention Summit in Washington, DC, 10/21/2005 [news release], http://www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/051031_psa2.htm, last referenced 1/31/05.

2 NIAAA, 2004. Make a Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol, http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/MakeADiff_HTML/makediff.htm, last referenced 1/5/2006.

3 SAMHSA. Results from the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings, http://www.drugabusestatistics.samhsa.gov/nsduh/2k4nsduh/2k4Results/
2k4Results.htm#3.2
, last referenced 1/5/2006.

4 SAMHSA. HHS Secretary Leavitt Unveils National PSA Campaign at Underage Drinking Prevention Summit in Washington, DC, October 21, 2005 [news release], http://www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/051031_psa2.htm, last

5 SAMHSA. Start Talking Before They Start Drinking. http://family.samhsa.gov/media/familyguide/
Underagebrochure_10_27_released_2.pdf
, last referenced 1/6/2006

6 Ibid

7 U.S. Bureau of the Census. Resident Population of the 50 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 (Census 2000) and April 1, 1990 (Census 1990), http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/tab04.pdf, last referenced 1/11/2006

8 SAMHSA. Start Talking Before They Start Drinking. http://family.samhsa.gov/media/familyguide/
Underagebrochure_10_27_released_2.pdf
, last referenced 1/6/2006

9 U.S. Bureau of the Census. Resident Population of the 50 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 (Census 2000) and April 1, 1990 (Census 1990), http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/tab04.pdf, last referenced 1/11/2006

10 Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free. Parents. http://www.alcoholfreechildren.org/en/audiences/parents.cfm, last referenced 1/5/2006.

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