
Yesterday The state Liquor Control Board released its “Report on Underage and High-Risk Drinking.”
After analyzing survey data from students in the sixth, eighth, tenth, and 12th grades, it tends to show alcohol use is on the decline in Pennsylvania, from 43.9 to 43.3 percent. One of the big takeaways: Parents have a tremendous influence on their children’s attitudes about drinking. One out of four underage drinkers get their alcohol from the parents and one out of five get it from other kids’ parents. Students from homes where there are clear rules and boundaries with alcohol, drink 40 percent less alcohol than families with unclear or relaxed rules.
According to the report, 48.1 percent of Jefferson County students have tried alcohol, 46.8 percent of Clearfield County, and Indiana County had the lowest usage with 43.4 percent of the students having tried alcohol.