Committee on Finance City Council Meeting October 11, 2017 Alderman Brendan Reilly, 42nd Ward
Resolution
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF "WE DON'T SERVE TEENS," AN INITIATIVE BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, CONSTELLATION BRANDS BEER DIVISION, AND OTHER CHICAGO BUSINESSES TO COMBAT UNDERAGE DRINKING
Whereas, Every September, thousands of promising Chicago students enter new classes, make new friends, and begin a new year at our middle schools, high schools, colleges, and universities;
Whereas, Government survey data indicates that underage drinking continues to decline in the United States and is preventable through sustained efforts of parents, family members, educators, industry members, law enforcement, and concerned citizens;
Whereas, Recent data from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reinforce the dangers of illegal underage drinking among college students, which include assaults, illnesses, injury, and death .from motor vehicle crashes and other causes;
Whereas, younger persons between the ages of 12 and 14 who experiment with alcohol are most likely to obtain it from "social sources," which include their own homes, the homes of friends, adult friends and family members, a trend that continues in the most recent survey results analyzed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Whereas, research published in 2015 by the University of Illinois Chicago found that underage drinking contributes to long-term behavioral changes that will adversely affect a young person's ability to thrive in their chosen professions, their personal relationships, and other key measures of success; and
Whereas, the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Substance Abuse states that surveys indicate that children start to think positively about alcohol between ages 9 and 13 and that 80% of adolescents say their parents are the biggest influence on their decision to drink; and
Whereas, the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Substance Abuse r...
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