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Even though the legal drinking age in the United States is 21, more than a quarter of all alcohol consumed here is drunk by people under the age of 20 say Experts at Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. Youth Voices reporter Mia knows all too well the potential consequences that teens face for consuming alcohol underage. At 17, Mia was sent through the Teen court system in Montgomery County. Mia seeks to find answers to whether the Teen Court system is effective in curbing the dangerous effects of underage drinking.
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Even though the legal drinking age in the United States is 21, more than a quarter of all alcohol consumed here is drunk by people under the age of 20 say Experts at Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. Youth Voices reporter Mia knows all too well the potential consequences that teens face for consuming alcohol underage. At 17, Mia was sent through the Teen court system in Montgomery County. Mia seeks to find answers to whether the Teen Court system is effective in curbing the dangerous effects of underage drinking.
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Posted on December 10, 2006 at 08:14 AM | Permalink
Review of Teen Drinking
In terms of the production quality on this piece I thought it was good if not excellent I couldn't hear any areas that needed improvement, music came in and faded out smoothly and your transitions weren?t abrupt. At first while listening to this piece it did seem to be very similar in terms of many Anti drug and Alcohol PSA's, a police officer, a youth counselor, and of course the underage user but it came across as a more personal and at the same time a very informative piece. It wasn't too preachy which will turn students off and it didn't come off as a very cheesy "this is your brain on drugs" commercial. One thing that I found interesting were some of the facts that I was hearing about teens who attend a party with alcohol and don't drink but yet can still be arrested, I'm 22 years old and I never knew that, I think some of those facts alone can definitely deter some teens from drinking. This piece interested me somewhat being that I can already legally drink but I think it would raise interest in teenagers 13-20. Overall I think the whole piece was good and is definitely worth 7 minutes of Airtime on radio.