Groups team up to boost statewide SCOUTStrong Healthy Living Initiative RALEIGH, NC—September 22, 2016: The North Carolina ABC Commission announced today an official partnership between the Occoneechee Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Talk It Out campaign, a statewide initiative focused on reducing underage drinking. Launched in 2014, Talk It Out seeks […]
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City fully joins in initiative to target underage drinking
By Philip Sayblack, Rocky Mount Telegram Two years ago, North Carolina ABC Chairman Jim Gardner launched a statewide initiative aimed at fighting underage drinking called Talk it Out NC. Now one city in the east can say that it is the first city in the state to fully join the program. A news conference was […]
NC ABC Commission Launches New Talk It Out Bumper Stickers with Special Event
The NC ABC Commission unveiled a new awareness tool Tuesday as Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison placed a “Talk it Out” bumper sticker on one of his department’s patrol cars during a launch event at the ABC Commission offices. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office is the second largest in the state and is the first […]
Task Force Co-Chair Talks Challenges and Recommendations
Written By Frank L. Perry Secretary of Public Safety and Governor’s Substance Abuse and Underage Drinking Prevention and Treatment Task Force Co-Chair When Governor McCrory asked ABC Commission Chairman Jim Gardner and me to co-chair a Task Force focused on preventing and treating underage drinking and substance abuse, I knew we had a significant challenge […]
4-H, NC ABC Commission Partner to Reduce Underage Drinking
North Carolina’s largest youth organization boosts state’s prevention and education efforts RALEIGH, N.C.—The NC ABC Commission is proud to announce a new statewide partnership with North Carolina 4-H Youth Development. North Carolina 4-H, which is coordinated by NC State University’s Extension Service, signed on this winter as an official statewide partner of the NC ABC […]
New Tool Developed to Help NC Teachers
Addresses Substance Abuse, Underage Drinking Issues Among K-12 Students RALEIGH, NC—The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (NC ABC) announced today that teachers across the State now have a new resource to support their efforts to educate students about the dangers of alcohol and substance abuse. The NC ABC Commission and the North Carolina Department […]
NC ABC Commission Talk It Out Campaign, Girl Scouts Partner to Reduce Underage Drinking
Groups team up to launch Talk It Out Patch Program for NC Girl Scouts The North Carolina ABC Commission announced today an official partnership between the Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines and the Talk It Out campaign with the launch of the new Talk It Out Patch Program. Underage drinking is a very serious […]
NC Effort Seeks to Reduce Human Cost of Underage Drinking
WNCN-TV – North Carolina leaders are trying to put a stop to underage drinking. This weekend, community leaders are being updated on a statewide campaign to raise awareness about the dangerous issue. The statistics are shocking. “North Carolina actually loses on average 100 people per year as a result of underage drinking and we have thousands of […]
NC ABC Commission Launches New Anti-Underage Drinking Resources at NC PTA Conference
RALEIGH, NC – During the 2015 NC PTA Parent Education & Leadership Conference in Raleigh today in recognition of Alcohol Awareness Month, the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (ABC) launched a new resource for PTAs and community leaders across the state. The Talk It Out Presentation Toolkit, part of the ABC Commission’s statewide campaign […]