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• Four of ten (42.1%) of our Taos County high school kids are drinking.

• Almost one in five (18.8%) of our middle school kids is drinking, about double the state rate. 

• How do they get it? Adults and older teens are giving it to them, setting them up for future problems with alcohol.

• Four of ten (40%) kids who drink before the age of 15 will develop Alcohol Use Disorder in their lifetime.

• The human brain is not fully developed until age 25. 

• Teens who delay using alcohol beyond age 15 experience fewer problems with alcohol as they age.

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