Underage Drinking in the United States: A Status Report, 2005

This report on underage drinking in the United States by CAMY summarizes data and other relevant research on underage drinking, with special focus on findings published in 2005. It focuses and advances our current understanding of underage drinking and seeks to prompt action to protect our children from underage drinking and its tragic consequences. Specifically, this report examines the scope and consequences of underage drinking in the United States; how youth get access to alcohol, and how this can be prevented; how alcohol appeals to youth, including the extent to which youth are exposed to, aware of and influenced by alcohol advertising; and promising approaches to protect our youth.