Alcohol Education Resources

Effective alcohol education for young people can help reduce or delay underage drinking and set our children up for a healthier relationship with alcohol. By equipping parents, guardians, teachers, and other members of the parenting community with research and resources on underage drinking, we’re preparing them to tackle this important topic with the young people in their lives.

At Talk it Out NC, we continue to build on the research already completed, lessons learned, and achievements by other underage drinking initiatives throughout our state and across the country. Some examples include alcohol education programming in other alcohol-control states and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Commission is committed to eliminating underage drinking in our state by educating the public and providing and connecting alcohol education resources. In 2014, the Commission’s Initiative to Reduce Underage Drinking conducted a first-of-its-kind statewide quantitative and qualitative research project to help cultivate an understanding of the magnitude of the problem and assess the mindset of parents and children.

In subsequent years that followed, the ABC Commission conducted additional research to measure the effectiveness of the Talk it Out NC campaign and determine how well the message resonated with the North Carolina community. The research also helped to identify ways the program could increase its impact on parents and other youth leaders in North Carolina and provide them with underage drinking prevention resources.

The findings from the North Carolina ABC Commission research were used to identify areas of success, opportunities for improvement, and recommendations on how Talk it Out NC could be further developed.

How does North Carolina measure up to what’s happening across the country?
Get national updates on underage drinking, read the latest research, and discover alcohol education resources.

• Report to Congress on the Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (Centers for Disease Control)
• Alcohol & the Public’s Health in North Carolina (NC Department of Health and Human Services)

The following materials were developed by the NC ABC Commission for the Talk It Out campaign.

• Parent and Teen Pledge Cards
• The Effects of Alchohol on Student Success
• The Effects of Alchohol on Student Success (Spanish)
• Alcohol & The Teenage Brain Infographic
• Alcohol & The Teenage Brain Infographic – Full Version
• Underage Drinking Infographic
• Conversation Starters
• Why Small Conversations Make a Big Impression
• Talk It Out Campaign Booklet
• OutReach Toolkit (Host an Event)
• How Alcohol Affects Athletic Performance (Spanish)

The following materials were developed in partnership with the Governor’s Highway Safety Program.

• FLAG Poster
• FLAG Poster – Español
• Prove It Poster
• Prove It Poster – Español
• Talk It Out Brochure
• Talk it Out Brochure – Español

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