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IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING APRIL 2008 RESOLUTION NO.2008/214
AS ANNUAL ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH
IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, Alcohol Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
(NCADD)since 1987,began as a way of educating and raising public awareness about the disease of alcoholism,
that it is a treatable disease,not a moral weakness,and that alcoholics are capable of recovery;and
WHEREAS,more than 67%of young people who start drinking before the age of 15 will try an illicit drug;youth who
drink are 7.5 times more likely to use any illicit drug,more than 22 tines more likely to use marijuana,and 50
times more likely to use cocaine than children who never drank,and
WHEREAS,in 2003,more than 23,000 juvenile Californians were arrested for alcohol and drug-related charges;of this
total, 5,892 felony juvenile arrests were alcohol offenses (including DUI); 18,004 were misdemeanor juvenile
arrests for alcohol and drug-related offenses;and
WHEREAS, 22% of I I graders in Contra Costa report binge dritrking in the past 30 days and 10% report binge
drinking three or more days in the past month,suggesting a pattern.of risky drinking(2004 California Healthy
Kids Survey-CJ4KS);and
WHEREAS,the percentages of 7"and 9"graders participating in high-tisk alcohol related behaviors is higher in Contra
Costa County than statewide.Rates of current alcohol use are higher among Contra Costa's 11°i graders(41%vs.
3 r respectively)as reported by the CHKS;and
WHEREAS, according to the CHKS 79°/u of Contra Costa County I I" graders, 65% of 91 graders, and 35% of 7m
graders report that is`very easy"or"fairly easy"to obtain alcohol.A higher percentage of youth surveyed say
they most often drink at parties or other social gatherings;-and
WHEREAS, while the majority of students report friends or other teenagets as a source for obtaining alcohol, a
substantial percentage of students(48%)report that they"get adults to buy it for them";and
WHEREAS,many communities are sending a consistent message that underage drinking will not be tolerated,and tial
individuals who host gatherings where alcohol is served to or in the possession.of niutors will be held accountable
through Social Host Ordinances;and
WHEREAS, the Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board, Center for Human Development - Contra Costa Friday
Night Live, Youth Development Programs, Alcohol and Other Drugs Services Division, and its Community
Partners, continues to support and provide AOD pievention programs for youth in(bntra Costa County, and
advocates for underage drinking policies;and
WHEREAS,Alcohol-Free Weekend is designed to raise public awareness about the use of alcohol and how it may be
affecting individuals, families, and businesses. During Alcohol-Free Weekend, NCADD extends an open
invitation to all Americans to engage in three alcohol-free days.Those who experience difficulty or discomfort in
this 72-hour experiment are urged to contact local NCADD affiliates,Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon to
learn more about alcoholism and its early symptoms Alcohol-Free Weekend takes place on the weekend of
April 7-9,2008;and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors does hereby proclaim April 2008 as
ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH a "Call to Action" in Contra Costa County. BE TT ALSO
RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors encourages all citizens to pledge to stop underage drinking and to
support public awareness efforts by community based organizations groups focused on preventing Underage
Drinking and the devastati g effects it can have onnout y
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0 FEDERAL D.GLOVER
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Chair
District V SupervisO GA B. KEMAD st District 11 Supervisor
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Absent
Y N.PIEPHO SUSAN A.BONILLA
District 111 Supervisor District 1V Supervisor
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an acts
taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisc
on the date shown:
ATTESTED: April 1,2008
JOHN CULLEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors a
Co ty Ad inistratof
By Qi �hl,lCt9 �u�r�QtR Deputy
Introduced by Supervisors Piepho and Glover,Districts III and V