UAD Focus Group

1. Why minors drink

1.1. Mimic parents

1.2. moral background

1.3. Peer pressure

1.4. Rebellious

1.5. Curious

1.6. Trying to forget

1.7. Level of supervision

1.8. family driven

1.9. Parents being lenient

1.10. guilty

1.11. Parents being Naive

1.12. parent addiction/background

1.13. self-medicate

1.14. not invinceible

1.15. generational

1.16. "What's the big deal"

1.17. Easy access

1.18. Home environment

2. Risks/Consequences

2.1. Kicked off sports teams

2.2. Illegal

2.3. rape

2.4. Pregnancy

2.5. Driving under influence

2.6. Drug involvement

2.7. Alcohol poisoning

2.8. Injury/death

2.9. Future Alcoholism

2.10. Force to do something while intoxicated

2.11. Leads to future problems

2.12. Gateway

2.13. sledding/hiking

3. Solutions

3.1. Have parents talk to kids

3.2. Officers meet and talk with kids

3.3. law enforcement

3.4. Use real examples "in their face"

3.5. Programs/Resources

3.6. teach good morals

3.7. School engagement

3.8. Holding officials accountable

3.9. Raise Awareness

3.10. Community Supports

3.11. Respecting existing law/rules

3.12. Talking early

3.13. Parent involvement

4. Community

4.1. Holding officials accountable

4.2. Adults not seeing it

4.3. Programs/resources

4.4. Wealthy parents being more lenient

4.5. Circumstance of the drinking (Acceptable or not)

4.6. Existing laws and rules

4.7. parent involement

4.8. Addiction

4.9. Level of supervision

4.10. Family driven

4.11. Moral background

4.12. Community Support

4.13. Easy access for youth

4.14. occurring youth binge drinking

5. Converversations

5.1. Programs/resources

5.2. Respect rules/laws

5.3. Double standard

5.4. Teach good morals

5.5. Talking about it early

5.6. School engagement

5.7. Use real examples

5.8. Parent Involvement