There are plenty of reasons to fight underage drinking. ♦ Here’s how we’re doing it. At Anhcwser Busch we re committal to putting an etui hi underage drinking That s win we have drinking and promotes education de signt'd in enable the students to make informed choices atioul their livens. ♦ fkirfxmi Babb I/xtuw Series. Some young people may believe that the consequences of underage or (jeveiojK'd, ur neip In Mipjxirt. rompre liciisivf programs in tackle I hr problem They're all Iwiscd on providing the education and awareness t hat young jHxiple need for res|)onsi[il(* Udiavior and decision making. will occur to some body else, never to them. Barbara Babb. K.N. and former critical care flight nurse, dispels that myth in her provocative presen tation entitled “Tying One On." She has marie a ♦ Fannin talk ah ml drinking. K\|>«*rts agree that it is impor taut fur parents to discuss drinking with their children at a young age to help prevent underage drinking Our Family Talk brochures, prepared with tlic help of professionals in alcohol education, child psychofog\ and family counseling, provide parents with useful discussion guides to help them answer questions and cover important (Kiints with their children For copies, just t all 1-K00 dab TALK ♦ Sat u null ('oUeguUf’ Athltiic Ash kiatii m Fbundatum. Along with the National Collegiate Athletic Association Foundation, we pm\ ide alcohol education grants through their "Choices" Program It encourages NCAA colleges, universities and conference to develop, implement and evaluate campus wide alcohol education programs that work toward theeliminationofunderage ♦ MY//S Established on over 500 college and iiniversit\ campuses throughout North America, RAH'HI 'S is an international student organization devoted to providing proactive alcohol education programming at a |xvr to |xvr level Through the development of year round education initiatives. HAt'('Ill'S students promote n*sponsible decision making, healthy lifestyles and encour.iges respect for the law and campus drinking policies. ♦ /Yixfnim II). We sponsored this Ixxiklet to help retailers enforce drinking age laws. It provides prototypes of drivers' licenses from aJI 50 states to help verify the authenticity of ID’s when presented lasting impression on over a quarter of a million high school students across the country. Her program gets underage kids to think tuini about what they could be doing to themselves and their loved ones if they drink Programs likt* these are working. Underage drinking is on the decline. According to a study Ijv the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, drinking among high school seniors lias dropped 25% since 1978, and is now at its lowest level since tin study In-gan in 1975. Since 1982, tin* number of drivers killed in teenage drunk driving accidents lias decreased Ijv 48% as reported by the US. Department of Transportation. Itk progress, but therek a k< more work to (k>. At Anheuser-Busch, we f«*el that education and awareness an- the best tools to Tight underage drinking. We will continue to support these programs and develop new ones to help make underage drinking a thing of the past . r/j/iAeu mr ^ I mMO