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Objective: 
Increase the percentage of youth who report never using alcohol.
  NH Baseline 1999 17%8
  US Baseline 1999 19%9
  NH Target 2010 27%

Objective: 
Reduce the percentage of youth who report having used alcohol in the past 30 days.
  NH Baseline 1999  53%8
  US Baseline 1999  50%9
  NH Target 2010 43%

Objective: 
Reduce the number of alcohol related deaths on New Hampshire roads.
  NH Baseline 1997  47 deaths per year (crude rate:  4.0/100,000 resident population)11
  US Baseline 1997  6.1 deaths/100,000 population6
  NH Target 2010 24 deaths per year

Alcohol use and alcohol-related problems are common among adolescents. Those who start drinking at age 14 years or under are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence as those who start drinking at age 21 or older. Even low risk drinking, generally defined as consuming one to two drinks a day, contributes to automobile fatalities.

 

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