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The Too Smart To Start Web site helps youth, families, educators, and communities prevent underage alcohol use and its related problems. It provides useful programs and strategies, downloadable materials, interactive games and exercises, and other resources to support you in responding to The Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking.

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At the right you’ll see a scrolling column of headlines In the News. Save time, stay up to date, and share the latest news on underage alcohol use by adding our widget to your Web site. More information on our widget.

Learn What You Can Do

Find out about ways you can help youth stay too smart to start using alcohol. Make underage drinking prevention a priority for your community’s Red Ribbon Week activities.

Reach Out Now

Promote underage drinking prevention. Host Reach Out Now Teach-Ins. Learn more and sign up. View How To Conduct a Reach Out Now Teach-In video. View the downloadable and printable classroom materials.
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Get the Facts

Learn about alcohol facts, consequences, and myths.

Have Fun

Games, puzzles, and quizzes explain how alcohol affects the body and youth behavior.

In the News

11/05/2009 - [IA]
Teens, adults team
up to remind
people it is
illegal to buy
alcohol for minors

11/05/2009 - [FL]
Economic costs of
underage drinking
one more reason
for parents to get
involved in
child's life

11/05/2009 - [NM]
Just Walk Away
event warns
against underage
drinking

11/05/2009 - [WI]
Underage Drinking
Campaign Targets
Student Athletes

11/04/2009 - [PA]
Study says schools
not doing enough
to deter drinking
issues

11/03/2009 - [VA]
Fake IDs a real
concern

11/03/2009 - Beer
with extra buzz on
tap up to 16%

11/03/2009 - [IL]
Officer provides
tips to save teens

11/02/2009 - [AZ]
Coalition battles
Tempe's underage
drinking problem

11/01/2009 - [TX]
Prevention
advocates say
adults key to
curbing teen
drinking

10/30/2009 -
Teens Think
Drinking on
MySpace, Facebook
Is Real

10/30/2009 - [CT]
No easy answers to
address underage
drinking

10/29/2009 - [IL]
Kids learn about
dangers of drugs,
alcohol, tobacco

10/28/2009 - [CA]
As We See It:
Alarming report on
teen drinking,
drug use

10/28/2009 - [PA]
High school
students kick off
campaign against
underage drinking
with Harrisburg
rally

10/27/2009 -
Video: MADD
Launches Program
To Help Parents
Influence Teen
Alcohol Behavior

10/27/2009 -
APIS: New Resource
on State Underage
Drinking Policies

10/27/2009 -
Date-rape drink
spiking 'an urban
legend'

10/26/2009 -
Alcohol body
offers advice on
digital marketing

10/25/2009 - [IN]
Red Ribbon Week:
New campaign will
educate adults on
the dangers of
underage drinking

10/25/2009 - [UT]
Agency warns of
candy-like tobacco
[and alcohol]

10/25/2009 - [NH]
Drugs, booze not
for teens,
coalition says

10/24/2009 - [KS]
Underage drinking
topic of town hall
meeting

10/23/2009 - [FL]
Under new law,
underage drinking
violations plummet

10/23/2009 - [NY]
New program
targets underage
drinking

10/22/2009 - [TX]
Coalition educates
community on
underage drinking

10/09/2009 - [MA]
Foxborough to test
for drinking in
school

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Updated on 10/13/2009