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Underage Drinking SummitsIn 2006, communities from York to Fort Kent came together to discuss Maine’s most serious drug problem – underage drinking. Twenty-seven summits shared the message, “Underage drinking is a community problem and it needs a community solution.” These summits were part of a national effort sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Participants heard about the scope of Maine’s underage drinking problem from state leaders such as Attorney General Steven Rowe and OSA Director Kim Johnson, and received a local perspective from young people, law enforcement, parents, substance abuse professionals, school officials, and other community leaders. Governor John Baldacci and First Lady Karen Baldacci opened the summits through a video created by OSA, asking audiences to get their entire communities involved and “help us reduce the sometimes tragic and always avoidable effects of underage drinking.” Communities are taking a closer look at the messages they are sending their young people about underage drinking and are working together to prevent this serious problem. Meeting Tools:
Handouts:Powerpoint on Myths vs. Reality Powerpoint | PDF Last Updated: 11/3/06 Documents in PDF format require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. Printouts of these documents are also available upon request. |
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