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News
Advisory
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| For
Release |
| September
27, 2000 |
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| Contacts:Scott
Southward, (619) 474-8844 ext. 14 Cell: 619-719-2050 |
| Patti
anochko, 619) 474-8844 ext. 29 |
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| SHOCKING
NEW DATA MOBILIZES COMMUNITY TO ACTION AGAINST UNDERAGE
DRINKING |
| Booze:
Big problem for backcountry youth |
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| WHEN
& WHERE:
Friday, September 29, 10:30 A.M. |
| Map Stop parking
lot on westbound side of Interstate 8, between Alpine &
El Cajon |
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WHAT:
Community
leaders and law enforcement gather near the spot where a 17-year old
was recently killed coming back from a party in the Alpine area;
unveil dramatic new data revealing alcohol as a dire threat to
backcountry youth; and sign a petition calling for community action
to prevent youth access to alcohol.
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| WHY:A
1999 survey conducted at Mountain Empire Jr./Sr. High School
revealed that
among 11th-12th graders in rural East
County: |
- Nearly
60% reported drinking within 30 days prior to the
survey;
- 31%
had ridden in a car with a drinking driver, 19% had
driven drunk themselves and almost 50% had drank enough
to feel drunk within 30 days prior to the survey.
- Nearly
40% of youth had obtained beer from parties where
parents were present, while 26% purchased alcohol from a
local store, and 33% of 10th-12th
graders who visited Tecate, Mexico bought alcohol there
either at a bar or a store.
- We
are initiating a Call to Action to rally the communities
in rural East County to address the problem of alcohol
access and use among teenagers.
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| WHO: |
- Judith
Isbell, Southern Health Services, Mountain Empire
Collaborative, (619) 478-5254
- Jim
Cox, Mountain Empire Jr./Sr. High School Principal,
(619) 473-8601
- Pastor
Robert Wagener, Chapel of the Hills Church, (619)
296-7268
- Sgt.
Rod Gilmore, San Diego Sheriff’s Department Pine
Valley, (619) 473-8774
- Jan
Hedlun, Potrero-Tecate Community Soup, (619) 478-2906
- Public
health advocates and law enforcement from throughout San
Diego County
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| VISUALS: |
- Memorial
shrine on side of Interstate-8 dedicated to 17-year old
victim
- A
call to action petition will be unveiled; loaded with
signatures from concerned backcountry residents.
- Fire
engine from Rural Fire Protection District
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