Successful community collaboration and strategic campaigns focusing on the harmful effects of underage drinking have helped to reduce 30 day of use of alcohol among 9th graders in Danbury, CT by 13.3 percentage points from 2010 to 2016. To view the survey, click here.
Prescription Drug past 30 day use by Danbury, CT high school students has dropped from 7.8% in 2013 to 6.2% in 2016. To view the survey, click here.
30% of Hispanic students at Danbury High School who were surveyed report riding once or more in the last 12 months with a driver who had been drinking. To view the survey, click here.
Alcohol can damage or kill neurons, altering development of part of the adolescent brain that is still forming. Alcohol causes teens to make bad decisions, develop a tolerance more quickly than adults, take greater risks and can cause teens to forget and lose memory.
