DID YOU KNOW?

• Underage Drinking is America's #1 Youth Drug Problem
• Alcohol Damages Brain Development Which Continues Into The Early 20's
• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Estimates that 20,000 Lives Have Been Saved By The Uniform 21 Drinking Age Law
• Adult Attitudes and Behaviors Affect Underage Drinking
• Alcohol-Related Crashes Are Among the Leading Cause of Teenage Deaths

BUT . . . IT'S NOT JUST DRINKING AND DRIVING

Underage drinking can be a factor in:

Poor decisions made under the influence of alcohol (or other drugs) could change a young person's life forever.

Stop Teen Tragedies…Make the Call!
Report Underage Drinking It's Not a "Minor" Problem
1-866-833-6873

How it Works

• All calls are toll free when placed from within Vermont.
• The dispatcher takes some preliminary information about the report from the anonymous caller
• The dispatcher then forwards the call to the appropriate local law enforcement agency where more information is gathered.
• If the report is about a planned drinking party the agency will attempt to prevent the party by talking to parents, landowners, etc. to advise them of the dangers and liabilities of allowing such a party to happen on their property

Why an Underage Drinking Reporting Line?

Vermont has a very real alcohol problem not only among our youth, but overall. The tragedies that happen as a result of underage drinking, both to the drinkers and to others, are totally preventable. Our goal is to protect our youth and to change the drinking culture in which we all live.