Facts on teen drinking

Published: Friday, March 28 2008 12:49 a.m. MDT

• Most underage drinking occurs between 3 and 6 p.m.

• Kids who drink before age 15 have a 40 percent chance of becoming addicted.

• 85 percent of teens in Utah County haven't tried alcohol.

• 67 percent of teens who try alcohol will try another illicit drug.

• In Utah, $300 million a year is spent on alcohol.

• Teens who eat dinner with their parents six to seven times a week are four times less likely to try alcohol and tobacco.

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