Cycle of Pills to Heroin

2. What is the Municipal Alliance
AgainstSubstanceAbuse?
• 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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:

7. 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.

8. BELIEF #2:
TakingAwaytheKeys
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

9. 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:
o Prefrontal cortex = Judgment, reasoning,
impulse control, retaining and learning information
oHippocampus = memory, learning
* American Medical Association
BELIEF #3:
TheirBodiesCanHandleIt

10. 15 YEAR-OLD MALE
NONDRINKER
15 YEAR-OLD MALE
HEAVY DRINKER
Adolescent Brain Activity

11. • 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…

12. State Laws
and
Local Ordinances

13. Local Ordinance
NJS 40:48-1.2 enables
municipalities to have their own
ordinances against underage
possession of alcohol on private
property

14. Local Ordinance
•Far Hills, Warren
Township
•Long Hill, Mendham
Township, Mendham
Borough, Morris
Township
•Seaside Heights, Point
Pleasant Beach,
Lavallette Borough, Ship
Bottom Borough

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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

22. 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*

23. 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

24. Possession of Marijuana
2C:35-10(a)4
• Possession of 50 grams or less of marijuana
is a disorderly persons offenese

25. 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.

27. Intoxicated Drivers
38.5% of Bernards Township 12th graders have ridden with a
driver who had consumed alcohol*
* From the 2012 Student Stressors Survey

28. • 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
WhatParentsNeedtoKnow

29. • 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?

30. “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

31. Delaying the age of first
drink protects your
children’s futures.
Remember…

32. 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

33. Detective John Neiman
908-204-2585 ext. 202
jneiman@bernardsboe.com
Ofc. Tracy Baldassare
908-204-2610 ext 140
tbaldassare@bernardsboe.com

34. 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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