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Since 1990, The “Partnership” has provided programs and resource information as ways to provide assistance to the county region as a front line substance abuse community coalition.

Given the challenges today’s youth and parents are facing, it is our intention to offer methods and services to further prevent adolescent use and to intervene with substance abuse before addiction sets in with an adolescent.

Heavy Drinking Costs the U.S. $223.5 Billion Annually: CDC

Excessive alcohol consumption cost the U.S. $223.5 billion in 2006 alone, and nearly half of that burden was borne by the government, according to a new study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Almost three quarters of the costs of heavy drinking were due to lost productivity, while 11% resulted from health care expenses, 9% from criminal justice costs and 8% from other effects like those related to fetal alcohol syndrome and associated disorders.

"That amounts to almost $750 for every person in the country and about $1.90 per drink," said CDC director Thomas Frieden during a teleconference on Monday announcing the publication of the study. "Of that $1.90 per drink, about 80 cents per drink is borne by federal, state and local governments."

Although drug overdoses get more attention, alcohol use is actually responsible for more than twice as many deaths as drug use — making it the third leading preventable cause of death, according to the CDC.

CDC Press Release:
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2011/p1017_alcohol_consumption.html

^{Federal initiative urges parents to "Start Talking before They Start Drinking”}

Nearly 1,200 town hall meetings convened around the nation in 2006 as part of a national campaign to prevent underage drinking. Town hall meetings were to increase community dialog as part of a national strategy spearheaded by a Federal Inter agency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking, chaired by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in partnership with state and local agencies and organizations. Meetings were held in all 50 states, four territories, and the District of Columbia.

Clean Teens received a federal grant from SAHMSA to join this national effort and to spearhead a local response with a team of community organizations and decision makers from Washtenaw County. Over 20 nonprofit organizations and a number of local volunteers helped to increase their communities awareness of the concerning increase underage drinking. The collaborative team of nonprofits, students and parents hosted a series of 6 Town Hall Meetings with a panel of experts from each community. Over 180 Ypsilanti, Whitmore Lake, Northfield Township, Milan, Ann Arbor, Saline and Pittsfield Township residents attended the meetings to learn and share ideas that support efforts to reduce underage drinking in their community. Below are a few pictures of those that participated in this county-wide effort to reduce underage drinking in Washtenaw County.

Information on the town hall meetings and the Start Talking Before They Start Drinking initiative is available at www.stopalcoholabuse.gov or call 1-800-729-6686. To learn more or to get information about the short and long-term consequences of underage drinking, including tips for parents on initiating conversations about alcohol, visit www.stopalcohlabuse.gov or call 1-800-729-6686.

Information on the town hall meetings and the Start Talking Before They Start Drinking initiative is available at or call 1-800-729-6686. To learn more or to get information about the short and long-term consequences of underage drinking, including tips for parents on initiating conversations about alcohol, visit or call 1-800-729-6686.

The Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act
The Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act was introduced in the House and Senate on July 21 and 22, 2006. The principal sponsors of the House bill are Congresswomen Lucille Roybal Allard and Rosa DeLauro and Congressmen Tom Osborne, Zach Wamp and Frank Wolf. The principal sponsors of the Senate bill are Senators Mike DeWine and Christopher Dodd. These bills are a bi-cameral, bi-partisan effort that represents an important step in our nations efforts to combat underage alcohol use and abuse. For more information click here.