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Start Talking Before They Start Drinking
The more that young people see and hear alcohol ads, the more likely they are to drink alcohol illegally. Yet, about half of all alcohol ads on the radio are aired during programs that attract three-fourths of the underage listening audience.
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Sources for Parents Talking Together About Teen Driving

1 Kunkle, Frederick, and Elizabeth Williamson. “As Dreams Die Young, Answers Are Elusive: Teen Traffic Fatalities Spur Calls for Change.” The Washington Post. October 14, 2004: A1.

2 Ibid.

3 U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, December 2001. Traffic Safety Facts 2000, last referenced 4/12/2005.

 
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Reviewed on 4/29/06