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Death:
1,400 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from
alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes
(Hingson et al., 2002).
Injury:
500,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are unintentionally
injured under the influence of alcohol (Hingson et al., 2002).
Alcohol Abuse and Dependence:
31 percent of college students met criteria for a diagnosis of alcohol
abuse and 6 percent for a diagnosis of alcohol dependence in the past 12
months, according to questionnaire-based self-reports about their
drinking (Knight et al., 2002).
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37% of 8th graders who drink heavily
attempt suicide, while 11% of non-drinking 8th graders attempt suicide.
-Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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Tragic health, social, and economic problems
result from the use of alcohol by youth. Underage drinking
is a causal factor in a host of serious problems, including
homicide, suicide, traumatic injury, drowning, burns,
violent and property crime, high risk sex, fetal alcohol
syndrome, alcohol poisoning, and need for treatment for
alcohol abuse and dependence.
Problems and Costs Associated with Underage Drinking in
Louisiana
Underage drinking cost the citizens of Louisiana
$1.1 billion in 2001. These costs include medical care, work
loss, and pain and suffering associated with the multiple
problems resulting from the use of alcohol by youth.1 This
translates to a cost of $2,258 per year for each youth in
the State. Louisiana ranks 21st
highest among the 50 states for
the cost per youth of underage drinking.
Excluding pain
and suffering from these costs, the direct costs of underage
drinking incurred through medical care and loss of work cost
Louisiana $416 million each year.
Costs of Underage Drinking by Problem,
Louisiana 2001
Youth violence (homicide, suicide,aggravated assault) and
traffic crashes attributable to alcohol use by underage
youth in Louisiana represent the largest costs for the
State. However, a host of other problems contribute
substantially to the overall cost. Among teen mothers, fetal
alcohol syndrome (FAS) alone costs Louisiana $18.9 million.
Young people who begin drinking before age 15 are four times
more likely to develop alcohol dependence and are two and a
half times more likely to become abusers of alcohol than
those who begin drinking at age 21.2
In 2002, 51 youth 12- 20 years old were admitted for alcohol
treatment in Louisiana, accounting for 7% of all treatment
admissions for alcohol abuse in the State.3
Problem Total Costs (in millions)
Youth Violence $540.4
Youth Traffic Crashes $355.8
High-Risk Sex, Ages 14-20 $100.9
Youth Property Crime $61.8
Youth Injury $37.8
Poisonings and Psychoses $13.8
FAS Among Mothers Age 15-20 $18.9
Youth Alcohol Treatment $14.1
Total $1,143.6
Costs of Underage Drinking Louisiana 2001
Pain & Suffering Costs $727M
Medical Costs $83M
Work Lost Costs
$333M
Total:
$1.1 billion
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Mr. Murphy Painter
Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control
8549 United Plaza Boulevard #220
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
mpainter@rev.state.la.us
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