Study: Underage drinkers get booze from adults

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Underage drinkers scoring free booze off adults - Kids and parenting - MSNBC.com No chit

Asked about the source of alcohol, 40 percent they got it from an adult for free over the past month, the survey said. Of those, about one in four said they got it from an unrelated adult, one in 16 got it from a parent or guardian and one in 12 got it from another adult family member.

I thought they were buying the alcohol from their local liquor shop.

A government survey of teens from 2002 to 2006 said slightly more than half had engaged in underage drinking.

A government survey? You mean they actually wasted our money to come up with a study to determine what's common effing knowledge?

Call for ‘proper parental guidance’
"In far too many instances parents directly enable their children's underage drinking — in essence encouraging them to risk their health and well-being," said acting Surgeon General Steven K. Galson. "Proper parental guidance alone may not be the complete solution to this devastating public health problem — but it is a critical part."

For chrissake.... Just what we need, more laws. What's next? Parents can't let their kids drink wine at a religious ceremony?

Rates of current and binge alcohol use among 12 to 20 year olds were higher in the Northeast and Midwest than in the South or West.

Could that be because the northeast and midwest regions suck? Far more to do down south. If there are fewer ways for kids to occupy and entertain themselves, there's a higher chance of them turning to drugs and alcohol. Thus part of the reason schools and communities are focused on after-school programs and the like.

What a waste of money.