Statewide Organization Talk It Out NC Encourages Families to Use this Month to Start the Conversation RALEIGH, N.C. (September 20, 2019) – In North Carolina, one person dies every week because of underage drinking. The problem costs our state more than $1 billion in medical care, work loss, and pain and suffering. This September, Governor […]
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NC ABC Commission Recognized for Efforts to Combat Underage Drinking
Talk It Out presented with two top awards from the Public Relations Society of America, North Carolina Chapter The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission’s Initiative to Reduce Underage Drinking recently received statewide recognition for its work on the ‘Talk It Out’ campaign, a multi-media awareness campaign focused on encouraging parents to talk with their […]
Gov. Roy Cooper Proclaims April as Alcohol Awareness Month in NC
State joins long-standing effort to combat underage drinking RALEIGH, NC—April 12, 2017: Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed April as Alcohol Awareness Month in North Carolina, joining the long-standing, national grassroots effort to raise awareness of and to combat underage drinking. “Underage drinking and alcohol misuse are serious issues in North Carolina,” said NC ABC Commission […]
Talk It Out Campaign Launches Spanish Language Website
Anti-underage drinking effort seeks to reach more NC parents RALEIGH, NC – October 4, 2016: The NC ABC Commission announced today the launch of the Spanish language version of the Talk It Out campaign website. The Talk It Out campaign is a statewide multimedia effort designed to raise awareness of underage drinking, and empower parents […]
NC Parents Get Wake-Up Call on Adolescent Brain Development
Statewide anti-underage drinking effort enters third phase with launch of new ad campaign RALEIGH, NC—July 28, 2016: The NC ABC Commission today launched the third phase of its Talk It Out campaign, the statewide multimedia effort designed to raise awareness of underage drinking and empower parents to talk with their kids about the issue. Recent […]
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 […]
Governor McCrory’s Task Force Gets Report on the Effects of Underage Drinking
FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR PAT MCCRORY Duke Researcher: “It becomes the job of responsible adults in kids’ lives to help provide the restraint that their own brains often can’t.” Raleigh, N.C.—Researchers from Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill presented their report on the effects of alcohol on the brains of young people to the Governor’s […]
Coach P Calls on Kids, Athletes to Make Smart Choices about Underage Drinking
By Joanne P. McCallie (“Coach P”) Recruits often ask me what it takes to succeed in an elite college basketball program. These young women are among the finest athletes in the nation, but athletic ability alone won’t earn you a spot on my team. There’s another factor that’s equally important in my book: a proven […]
Video: “It’s a pain that never goes away.”
North Carolina has an underage drinking problem. Every year, underage drinking causes more than 100 deaths and thousands of injuries in our state. Listen to Steve Sciascia, Mayor of Harrisburg, NC, as he speaks about the tragic loss of his son Joseph. Joseph was killed instantly when the car he was riding in slammed into a […]
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 […]