UNIDOS' Washington Heights Inwood Youth Council gets down to business on underage drinking

Washington Heights Inwood Youth Council - Photo Credit: Robin Elisabeth Kilmer

 

A 2011 survey done by Monitoring the Future, an organization that studies teen behaviors, reported that nationwide, 70 percent of 12th graders had tried alcohol, and 40 percent of 12th grader responders admitted to having drunk at least once in a 30-day time frame.

A two-year study done by the local UNIDOS Coalition shows the problem is even more prevalent in Northern Manhattan.

The study, conducted between 2010 and 2012, reveals that teens here are outpacing their counterparts in other parts of the country.

Based on the study, 77 percent of 12^th graders in Northern Manhattan have tried alcohol, while 42 percent of responders admitted to drinking at least once in a 30-day time frame.

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