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Article: Lots of kids drink ... keeping teens away from alcohol is tough, but not impossible.
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- State Legislatures
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- March 1, 2004
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Lots of kids party, and alcohol is easy to get," says Jane McKnight, a California high school junior.
"In our class, we have a 'go to' guy for alcohol. He can't even drive yet, but he looks older and knows a store where they don't card him. Some kids have fake IDs, some get alcohol from their parents, and others just ask an adult going into a store to buy it for them," she adds. Jane thinks her school is about average when it comes to drinking behavior.
Research supports her comments. Nearly 50 percent of teens have had at least one drink by the time they reach eighth grade, and 20 percent say they have been drunk, according to the National Institute on ...