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About \| Contact Us	*Underage Drinking In the* News Underage drinking, and especially the effects of alcohol on teenage brain development, is gaining national media attention. We have assembled a sampling of recent and relevant news articles here. Check back for updates and new articles. Selected Connecticut News Coverage CT Mirror: Early drinking to drunkenness by teens often leads to serious problem by college (September 14, 2012) CTPost.com: Liquor retailers to get TIPS on alcohol serving (October 14, 2010) Westport News: Library, PTA address underage drinking (October 14, 2010) NBCConnecticut.com: ECSU Cracks Down on College Drinking (October 14, 2010) The Daily Fairfield: 7 Stores Caught Selling Booze to Minors (October 5, 2010) WestportNOW.com: Seven Westport Liquor Stores Cited for Noncompliance (September 26, 2010) WestportPatch: Seven Stores Cited for Selling Alcohol to Minors (September 26, 2010) NewtownPatch: Police Follow Fluid Trail From Crash, Uncover Underage Drinking (September 22, 2010) NorwichBulletin.com: Underage drinking leads to arrests in Montville (September 10, 2010) NewtownPatch: Police Break-Up Alleged Underage Drinking Party (July 16, 2010) NorwichBulletin: 1 of 8 stores cited by agents in underage drinking sting (July 8, 2010) CTPost: Holiday weekend doubles ER visits for underage drinkers (July 3, 2010) NewtownPatch: Police Make Arrests in Burglary, Underage Drinking, Fairfield Hills Trespass (July 2, 2010) The Middletown Press: Friends recall happy times with teen found dead after drinking at Madison house party Saturday (June 21, 2010) The Middletown Press: Madison cops seek warrants in death of West Haven teen (June 21, 2010) The Middletown Press: Teen found dead after drinking at house party (June 20, 2010) Meriden-Record Journal: Cheshire police arrest 35 for underage drinking (June 14, 2010) The Hartford Courant: Underage Drinking Party Busted (June 14, 2010) Meriden-Record Journal: Campaign vs. underage drinking continues (June 12, 2010) Greenwich Time: Cops issue safety tips for prom safety (June 11, 2010) The Day: Teens charged with drinking at prom (June 7, 2010) The Day: Old Saybrook police raid party, arrest 11 (May 9, 2010) Darien News: Darien Joins local communities to prevent underage drinking (April 29, 2010) WestportNOW.com: Police Arrest Three in Drinking Party Where Beating Occurred (April 22, 2010) CT Department of Consumer Protection: Six New Milford Stores Sold to Minor During Weekend Alcohol Compliance Checks (April 20, 2010) CT Department of Consumer Protection: Undercover Compliance Checks Find Three Stores that Sold Liquor to a Minor (April 14, 2010) StamfordPlus.com: Connecticut communities ban together to prevent underage drinking (April 13, 2010) CT Department of Consumer Protection: Alcohol Compliance Checks in Preston Identify Store that Sold to Minor (April 5, 2010) Westport-News.com: Coalition Works to Curb Teen Drinking (February 24, 2010) NBCConnecticut.com: Beer-Bottle Baby Is Turning Drivers' Heads (October 7, 2009) WTNH Channel 8: Underage drinking bust in Madison (May 21, 2009) StamfordPlus.com: State launches media campaign to combat underage drinking that targets parents (May 16, 2009) NBCConnecticut.com:Glastonbury Police File Underage Drinking Charges Thanks to Facebook; Facebook Photos Expose Underage Drinking Party (March 2009) Selected National News Coverage USA Today: Hospital visits for underage drinking soar on July 4 weekend (July 3, 2010) Newsweek: Report Shows Teen Girls Are Drinking More Than Boys, for Different Reasons (June 29, 2010) The New York Times: Should Parents Be Jailed When Kids Drink? (June 17, 2010) HealthDay News: Underage Drinking Emergency Room Visits Rise Over Holiday (May 31, 2010) USAToday.com: Report: Alcohol companies go online to lure young drinkers (May 24, 2010) Associated Press: Nations pledge crackdown on online alcohol ads (May 20, 2010) PRNewswire.com: New Canaan High School Welcomes Brandon Silveria To Encourage Teens To 'Make The Right Choice' As They Prepare For Prom Season (April 12, 2010) SAMHSANews: Underage Drinking Prevention Begins with a Conversation (March/April 2010) BusinessWeek.com: 28% of U.S. Kids Drank Alcohol in Past Month (March 26, 2010) YubaNet.com: Study Shows Reversal in Decade-Long Declines in Teen Abuse of Drugs and Alcohol (March 2, 2010) U.S. News & World Report: Quick Quiz: How well do you know the teen brain? (November 2008) U.S. News & World Report: Answers to Quick Quiz: How well do you know the teen brain? (November 2008) U.S. News & World Report: Early Alcohol Use Causes Big Problems, Even for “Good Kids” (October 2008) CNN.com: Does drinking alcohol shrink your brain? (October 2008) CBSNews.com video: Alcohol and the Teen Brain (July 2006) Selected Website News and Features** PoliceOne.com: Getting funding to combat underage drinking (October 18, 2010) 411Mommy: Drinking Teens Serious Consequences for Parents (March 2, 2010)

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