W.A.S.T.E.D. W hen A lcohol S tarts T o E ndanger D ecisions

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69% of Franklin High School students have consumed alcohol in their lifetime 48% have consumed alcohol in the past 30 days

69% of Franklin High School students have consumed alcohol in their lifetime

48% have consumed alcohol in the past 30 days

Approximately 6% of Franklin High students have consumed alcohol on school property in the past 30 days

Approximately 6% of Franklin High students have consumed alcohol on school property in the past 30 days

29% of FHS students have participated in heavy drinking in the past 30 days (more than 5 drinks in a row)

29% of FHS students have participated in heavy drinking in the past 30 days (more than 5 drinks in a row)

4 out of 10 middle and high school students who consumed alcohol in the past year have a serious problem with drinking Sexual assault and rape are more common among these people Every day an average of 11,318 teens try alcohol for the first time

4 out of 10 middle and high school students who consumed alcohol in the past year have a serious problem with drinking

Sexual assault and rape are more common among these people

Every day an average of 11,318 teens try alcohol for the first time

On a typical weekend in the United States, 1 teenager per hour dies in a car crash Over 45% of these crashes involve alcohol

On a typical weekend in the United States, 1 teenager per hour dies in a car crash

Over 45% of these crashes involve alcohol

A DRUNK DRIVING CONVICTION CAN COST UP TO $4,717 Cost to tow your car…$50 Car storage fee per day…30 Magistrate’s night time bail fee…25 Defense attorney’s fee…2,500 Minimum fee…500 Victim’s witness fee…75 Surcharge for the Fund for Head Injury Treatment Services…100 License reinstatement fee…300 Probable additional costs: Alcohol Education Program…527 Court costs…250 Probation fee…360

A DRUNK DRIVING CONVICTION CAN COST UP TO $4,717

Cost to tow your car…$50

Car storage fee per day…30

Magistrate’s night time bail fee…25

Defense attorney’s fee…2,500

Minimum fee…500

Victim’s witness fee…75

Surcharge for the Fund for Head Injury Treatment Services…100

License reinstatement fee…300

Probable additional costs:

Alcohol Education Program…527

Court costs…250

Probation fee…360

Teens who have parents talk to them about the dangers of drinking alcohol are far less likely to drink than those whose parents do not discuss the issue with them.

Teens who have parents talk to them about the dangers of drinking alcohol are far less likely to drink than those whose parents do not discuss the issue with them.

27% of FHS students have been in a car driven by someone who had been drinking in the past 30 days

27% of FHS students have been in a car driven by someone who had been drinking in the past 30 days

19% of FHS students have driven a car after they had been drinking in the past 30 days

19% of FHS students have driven a car after they had been drinking in the past 30 days

Some studies say that children of alcoholic parents have a 50% higher risk of developing alcohol problems Alcoholics are 6 times more likely than non alcoholics to report family history of alcoholism Over 6.6 million kids under 18 live in a house with at least one alcoholic parent

Some studies say that children of alcoholic parents have a 50% higher risk of developing alcohol problems

Alcoholics are 6 times more likely than non alcoholics to report family history of alcoholism

Over 6.6 million kids under 18 live in a house with at least one alcoholic parent