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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF "WE DON'T SERVE TEENS," AN INITIATIVE BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, CONSTELLATION BRANDS BEER DIVISION, AND COOK COUNTY DISTRIBUTORS AND RETAILERS TO ENLIST PARENTS AND ALL ADULTS IN COMBATING UNDERAGE DRINKING
WHEREAS, the new school year is under way, and the Federal Trade Commission has sustained its "We Don't Serve Teens," consumer education campaign to raise awareness among parents, educators, and other adults of actions they can take to reduce illegal underage drinking; and
WHEREAS, despite steady progress in addressing underage drinking over the last two decades, by age 15, half of teens in the U.S. have had at least one drink, and by age 18, the proportion increases to 70 percent, making underage drinking a significant threat to the safety of young people in Cook County and in all communities where our older teens are starting college; and
WHEREAS, federally-funded surveys find that significant numbers of younger persons between the ages of 12 and 14 drank alcohol in the month before they were surveyed, and that more than 90 percent obtain alcohol from their own home, the home of a friend, or an adult family member. Those findings clearly indicate the importance that family members can play in reducing young adolescents' access to alcohol and the associated risks of injury and the early onset of serious health problems; and
WHEREAS, Middle school, high school and younger college students in Cook County are at significant risk of serious illness, injury, and death when they engage in illegal underage drinking; and
WHEREAS, A recent analysis by the Illinois Department of Transportation indicated that more than 100 drivers under the age of 21 were killed and more than 6,500 were injured in motor vehicle crashes, many of which involved illegal underage drinking and impaired teen drivers; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Trade Commission developed We Don't Serve Teens as a research-based i...
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