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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 Teen Girls Drink More Than Boys

1 AMA, December 2004. Girlie Drinks..Women's Diseases, last referenced 5/5/2005.

2 Ibid.

3 Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, September 24, 2002. Overexposed: Youth a Target of Alcohol Advertising in Magazines., last referenced 5/5/2005.

4 AMA, December 2004. Girlie Drinks..Women's Diseases, last referenced 5/5/2005.

5 AMA, December 16, 2004. Teenage Girls Targeted for Sweet-flavored Alcoholic Beverages, last referenced 5/5/2005.

6 AMA, December 2004. Girlie Drinks.Women's Diseases, last referenced 5/5/2005.

7 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, June 4, 2004. Seasonality of Youth's First-Time Use of Marijuana, Cigarettes, or Alcohol, last referenced 5/5/2005.

8 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 1, 2005. Over a Third of Youth 12-17 Used Alcohol in the Past Year, last referenced 5/5/2005.

 

 
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Reviewed on 6/29/06