WUNC Radio Almost twice as many middle and high school students compared to parents think that underage drinking is a serious issue, according to a survey commissioned by the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. “North Carolina has an underage drinking problem,” ABC Chairman Jim Gardner said on Wednesday. “What’s worse: Our state’s children think […]
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State Officials Launch Underage Drinking Reduction Program
WRAL-TV Young people in North Carolina – particularly middle-school students – are drinking and parents need the confidence and resources to stop it, Gov. Pat McCrory and other state officials said Wednesday while unveiling a website with techniques to address the problem. The governor, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission Chairman […]
NC ABC Commission Launches New Anti-Underage Drinking Effort
RALEIGH, NC — The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Commission today officially launched a new statewide campaign targeting underage drinking in North Carolina. The new campaign, called Talk It Out, is a multi-media campaign designed to raise awareness of the issue, and to give parents the right tools for talking to kids about the dangers […]
North Carolina’s Pediatricians and Family Physicians Join Fight to Reduce Underage Drinking
The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (ABC) announced today that the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians (NCAFP) and the North Carolina Pediatric Society (NCPS) have officially endorsed its Initiative to Reduce Underage Drinking campaign. This fall, the North Carolina ABC Commission’s Initiative to Reduce Underage Drinking will officially launch a new campaign designed […]
Wilmington Star-News Editorial: Education May Be the Best Punishment for Underage Drinkers
Call it a reality check for underage drinkers. Punishment that fits the crime. Or, as New Hanover-Pender County District Attorney Ben David calls it, a teachable moment. Whatever the term, David and several fellow district attorneys are launching an experiment that could be much more effective than having teens pick up trash on the side […]
New Pilot Program Keeps 1st Time Underage Drinking Offense Off Record, If Requirements Completed
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Friday, the ABC Commission and New Hanover County District Attorney’s Office announced a new pilot diversion program that is aimed at stopping underage drinking. The program allows first-time offenders who are under 21-years-old and charged with crimes such as underage drinking, buying alcohol or using a fake ID to keep their […]
Jim Gardner Targets Underage Drinking
By Rob Christensen, News and Observer Jim Gardner has played an astonishing number of roles in North Carolina’s civic, political and business life. He has been a congressman, lieutenant governor, three-time candidate for governor, state Republican Party chairman, co-founder of Hardee’s, founder of Gardner’s Barbecue, owner of the Carolina Cougars basketball team and commissioner of […]