Alcohol

DID YOU KNOW? 

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(1) Alcohol is the most frequently used and misused substance in the country. Past-month alcohol use is higher in Southwest CT than the rest of the state, which is already higher than national rates.

(2) Up to 1 in 10 adults in our region feel a need to cut back on their drinking. 

(3) Up to half of high school students in our region drank in the past 30 days. 

(4) Binge drinking* is common among teens and young adults... and very dangerous. *Binge drinking=drinking more than 4 drinks at one time for women, more than 5 at one time for men

(5) Adults can be arrested for underage drinking on their property even if they don't know about it.

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Learn more in our 2019 regional profile of alcohol in Southwest CT

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