The following information is from The Parents Empowered Campaign:
Usually
parents remind teens not to drink. This holiday season,
larger-than-life cutouts of teens are greeting shoppers at local alcohol
stores and reminding them to keep alcohol away from kids. The teens
will be introduced on Monday, December 20, 2010, from 11 a.m. to noon at
the Utah State Liquor Store at 1814 E. Murray-Holladay Road. Cutouts
will hang from the ceiling and peer through the door with messages
telling parents to keep alcohol inaccessible to kids. They are "hanging
out" in all 42 state liquor stores and will stay throughout the year to
remind parents to set clear rules and expectations for their children
about no alcohol use.
A representative from the Department of
Alcoholic Beverage Control (DABC), the president of Mothers Against
Drunk Driving (MADD) and state prevention specialists will be available
for media interviews.
According to the Utah Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control, sales jump substantially during the holiday season -
more than a $12 million increase from November to December last year -
thus making alcohol more readily available in homes and more obtainable
by teens. Sales comparisons released by the Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control for the two months of November and December 2009 show:
Sales in November 2009 were $21,352,400.
Sales in December 2009 were $34,731,624 (up $13,379,224 or 63% from November).
Messages on the cutouts read:
Getting alcohol is hard for kids. Please don't make it easier. Most underage drinkers get their alcohol from home.
Keep alcohol out of reach. Most kids get their alcohol from home.
Keep alcohol out of reach. Teen drinkers are five times more likely than adults to become addicted.
















