Underage Drinking Reaches Record Low Levels

The National Institute of  Drug Abuse (NIDA)'s December 2024 Monitoring the Future survey is a study of long-term behaviors of substance use and related attitudes among 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students found:

  • A record number of teens report they've never consumed alcohol.
  • Past 30-day consumption and binge drinking remain at record lows.
  • Over the past 10-years binge drinking has been cut almost in half.
  • Peer disapproval of binge drinking remains high among students  in all grade levels.
  • Ease of access to alcohol decreased significantly among 10th and 12th graders.

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