Underage Drinking:
Communities Take Action
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the University of Nebraska, Acting
Surgeon General Steven K.
Galson (at microphone) and the
state’s
First Lady Sally Ganem (at podium)
answer audience questions at
one of the first town hall meetings
on underage drinking. |
 In cities and towns across the Nation, more than 1,600 town
hall meetings convened this spring to address the problem of
underage drinking.
Acting Surgeon General Steven
K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., a rear admiral
in the U.S. Public Health Service,
helped SAMHSA launch the first town
hall meeting of the year in Riverton,
WY, and another one in Lincoln, NE.
The two states report the highest
rates of underage drinking in the Nation.
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| After
the presentation, the Surgeon
General (left) spoke with participants. |
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Town meetings are part of a national
effort to increase understanding and
raise awareness of the public health
dangers of underage drinking and to encourage individuals, families, and communities to combat and prevent it.
To learn about the short- and long-term
consequences of underage drinking,
get tips for parents on initiating
conversations about alcohol, or obtain
information on the town hall meetings,
visit www.stopalcoholabuse.gov or
call 1-877-SAMHSA-7.
To learn more about
the Surgeon
General’s Call
to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage
Drinking, visit www.surgeongeneral.gov/
topics/underagedrinking. 
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