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What is the Municipal Alliance Against Substance Abuse?
• Community volunteer coalition
• Our mission is to provide consultation, programs, training, and resources to members of the Bernards Township community with the goal of preventing and reducing the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
Prior 30 Day Use: 2011 ADAS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Alcohol Marijuana Tobacco (Cigarettes)
Prescription Drugs
12th Grade National Average
12th Graders in Bernards Township
10th Graders in Bernards Township
8th Graders in Bernards Township
6th Graders in Bernards Township
Delayed First Use
* The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism’s (NIAAA)
National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey, 2006
No Alcohol
Problems 90%
Experience Alcohol
Problems 10%
Age of First Drink = 21
No Alcohol
Problems 55%
Experience Alcohol
Problems 45%
Age of First Drink = 14
Chronic Problems: Alcoholism, liver damage, brain damage Immediate Dangers: Drunk driving deaths, DUI, binge drinking & alcohol poisoning injuries, sexual assault, academic decline & failure
Delayed Legal Drinking Age
Since the drinking age in New
Jersey was raised to 21 in 1983,
the number of young people
killed in drunk-driving accidents
has dropped nearly 78%*
*Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey
BELIEF #1: • “It will teach responsible drinking before college”
BELIEF #2: • “If I take away the keys, they won’t drink and
drive so they’ll be safe” BELIEF #3:
• “Teens are young; their bodies can handle it”
Common Parental Beliefs About
Under-Aged Drinking:
BELIEF # 1: Teach Responsible Drinking
Alcohol use prior to college correlates to heavy drinking
during college*
• Alcoholism • Drunk driving, DUI • Riding with an intoxicated
driver • Injuries • Sexual Assault • Drop in school performance
* From the Harvard School of Public Health
“College Alcohol Study” - Henry Wechsler, Ph.D.
BELIEF # 2: Taking Away the Keys
Drinking in high school, especially in males, is a strong predictor of binge drinking in college*
Binge drinking causes:
• 1,400 deaths
• 500,000 injuries
• 70,000 sexual assaults
• 110,000 arrests each year
*National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The brain matures through age 25.
Drinking during this time can cause long-term and irreversible damage*
Areas of the brain affected by alcohol use:
oPrefrontal cortex = Judgment, reasoning, impulse control, retaining and learning information
oHippocampus = memory, learning
* American Medical Association
BELIEF # 3: Their Bodies Can Handle It
15 YEAR-OLD MALE
NONDRINKER
15 YEAR-OLD MALE
HEAVY DRINKER
Adolescent Brain Activity
• Drinking to intoxication can negate as much as fourteen days of training
• Players that drink are twice as likely to become injured than non-drinkers
• A hangover reduces athletic performance by 11.4% and performance is effected up to four days after drinking
*American Athletic Institute
Athletes…
State Laws and
Local Ordinances
Local Ordinance
NJS 40:48-1.2 enables
municipalities to have their own
ordinances against underage
possession of alcohol on private
property
Local Ordinance
•Far Hills, Warren
Township
•Long Hill, Mendham
Township, Mendham
Borough, Morris
Township
•Seaside Heights, Point
Pleasant Beach,
Lavallette Borough, Ship
Bottom Borough
State Law •2C:33-17a A disorderly persons offense for an adult to serve or allow an unrelated minor to consume alcohol on property that is within their control. An adult who has been convicted of such an offense may be fined up to $1,000 and imprisoned for a time not to exceed six months.
State Law
•2C:33-17b A disorderly persons offense to make your property available, or leave that property in the care of, another person with the purpose for the consumption of alcoholic beverages by those under the legal drinking age.
State Law •2C:24-4 Endangering the Welfare
of Children
•If serving an underage person
alcohol results in injury, the adult
may be charged and may be subject
to a fine of up to $15,000 and five
years in state prison.
Underage Possession
or Consumption of Alcohol
•If you are under 21 and possess or consume an alcoholic beverage in any public place you may be fined $500 and
•In addition to the fine, if in a motor vehicle, you may lose your driver’s license for six months. If you do not have your license, the suspension starts when you are first eligible to receive a license.
Lifeline Legislation
Immunity to Prosecution
Call 911 and report that another
underage person was in need of
medical assistance due to alcohol
consumption. The underage caller
remains on scene with victim, gives
their name(s) to 9-1-1 operator, and
cooperates with EMS and police.
Driving While Intoxicated
39:4-50 •In New Jersey, a person is guilty of drunk
driving if he/she operates a motor vehicle with
a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.08
percent or greater. BAC refers to the amount
of alcohol in your blood. Although the law
refers to a 0.08 percent BAC, you can be
convicted of driving while under the influence
of intoxicating liquor even when your BAC is
below 0.08 percent.
•Includes impairment by drugs.
Refusal to Submit to a Breath Test
39:4-50.2
•Any person who operates a motor
vehicle in this state shall be deemed to
have given his consent to the taking of
samples of his breath for the purpose of
making chemical tests to determine the
content of alcohol in his blood.
•If hospitalized blood samples will be
drawn
The Penalties DWI
•Under New Jersey Law (P.L. 2003,
CHAPTER 314), if an offender’s BAC is
0.08 percent or higher, but less than 0.10
percent, or if an offender permits another
person with a BAC over 0.08 percent, but
less than 0.10 percent to operate a motor
vehicle, the penalties are:
A fine of $250-$400*
Imprisonment for up to 30 days*
3-month license suspension*
DWI Penalties Continued
•A minimum of six hours a day
for two consecutive days in an
Intoxicated Driver Resource
Center
•An automobile insurance
surcharge of $1,000 a year for 3
years
Possession of Marijuana
2C:35-10(a)4
• Possession of 50 grams or less of marijuana is a disorderly persons offenese
CDS in a Motor Vehicle
39:4-49.1
• No person shall operate a motor vehicle while knowingly having in his possession or in the motor vehicle any controlled dangerous substance.
• Fine of no less than $50.00 and two year license suspension.
Intoxicated Drivers
38.5% of Bernards Township 12th graders have ridden with a driver who had consumed alcohol*
* From the 2012 Student Stressors Survey
• Teens rely on the adults in their lives more than anyone else to help them make tough decisions and provide good advice¹
• Teen behavior is strongly associated with their parents’ behavior²
• Teen behavior is related to parents’ expectations: when parents expect the worst, teens will deliver²
¹ Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA).
² National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIV: Teens and Parents; Columbia University
³ 2005 Student Stressor Survey
What Parents Need to Know
• Let your children know what your expectations are
regarding drugs and alcohol
• Monitor their activities
• When setting rules, be clear, specific, consistent, and reasonable and recognize good behavior as well
• ASK ASK ASK
What Can Parents Do?
“A child who reaches age 21 without
smoking, abusing alcohol or using drugs
is virtually certain never to do so.”
- Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Chairman and President of The National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Delaying the age of first drink protects your children’s futures.
Remember…
For information about the
Municipal Alliance And delaying the age of first use, visit:
www.bernardsalliance.org
For information about
BuildingYouth And the 40 Developmental Assets, visit:
www.bernardsassets.org
Detective John Neiman 908-204-2585 ext. 202
Ofc. Tracy Baldassare
908-204-2610 ext 140 [email protected]
American Athletic Institute. Retrieved from http://www.aaisport.org/
American Medical Association. Brain Damage Risks. Retrieved from http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/no-index/physician-resources/9416.shtml
Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, Still Growing After All These Years: Youth Exposure to Alcohol Advertising on Television, 2001-2005 (Washington, D.C., 2006).
DeWitt, D.J., Adlaf, E.M., Offord, D.R., Ogborn, A.C. (2000). Age at First Alcohol Use: A Risk Factor for the Development of Alcohol Disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry 157:745-750, May American Psychiatric Association
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (1995). College Students and Drinking, Alcohol Alert No. 29, Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism’s (NIAAA) National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey
QEV Analytics, Ltd. (2009). National survey of American attitudes on Substance abuse XIV: Teens and parents. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
SAMHSA. Start talking before they start drinking: A family guide.
Wechsler, H. Findings of the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study. Retrieved from http://www.thegordiefoundation.org/getdoc/ae6cd5de-c5f3-4a7c-8745-03cff5526c6d/Wechsler_paper.aspx
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