Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. • Alcohol can impair proper teen brain development. • Drinking can program a teen's brain for alcoholism. • Drinking starts as early as grade school in Utah. • Express love daily to your kids. • Participate in fun activities as a family. • Eat dinner together as a family. • Listen with love and empathy to your children. • Set clear "no-alcohol" rules for your children. • Establish consequences for underage drinking. • Follow through on no-alcohol rules. • Review family rules regularly. • Know where your kids are. • Know who your kids are with. • Know what your kids are doing. •
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Underage Alcohol Penalties
November 02, 2011
If you are under 21 years old and you possess, consume, buy or try to buy alcohol, you will be subject to the criminal penalties and civil driver license sanctions. You could send up to six months in jail and up to $1,850 in fines and surcharges. For more information about the penalties of underage drinking, click here.
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Article Archive
2011
- November 2 - Underage Alcohol Penalties
- September 13 - Parental Digital Monitoring
- September 10 - 7 Ways to Connect with Your Teen Using Technology
- May 24 - Good Parenting Creates Drug-Free Kids
- April 1 - Teens who drink with parents may still develop alcohol problems.
- March 20 - Prevention Campaigns
- March 1 - Juvenile Court Alcohol-Related Offenses 2010
- February 23 - Juvenile Court Alcohol-Related Offenses 2010
2010
- August 19 - Research Shows Parenting Can Prevent Drug Use, Aid Brain Development, NIDA Chief Says
- January 28 - A Problem of Teen Drinking
- January 19 - Washington university study finds evidence for an interaction between age at first drink and adult dependency
2009
- October 22 - Have Fun Setting No Alcohol Rules
- March 14 - Actions to Help Your Child Stop Drinking
- March 13 - Prevent Teens from Engaging in Risky Behaviors as a Means of Coping with Stress
2008
- November 4 - Warning Signs of Alcohol Use
- August 7 - Who is Most at Risk for Becoming an Underage Drinker?
2007
- April 5 - Expert: Risky teen behavior is all in the brain
- February 24 - Parenting Can Prevent Alcohol Use
2006
- September 19 - Breaking Research: Teens having two or fewer family dinners per week are twice as likely to get drunk monthly.
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