OUR FIRST NO-BRAINER POP QUIZ
     
Alright! It's almost summer and you're sick of exams, so
here's a real no-brainer.  We give you the questions and we give
you some answers.  You just have to read it.

1.   What can happen to you twice as often than an adult?

     The answer may surprise you.  You can die in a car crash where
     alcohol is involved.  The truth is that the death rate from
     drunk driving for teenagers is twice as high as the death rate
     for adults.  Each day, 8 children and teens are killed in cars
     driven by drunk drivers and another 40,000 are injured every
     year.  

2.   Which group sings the .02 blues?

     Individuals under age 21 who drink and drive.  It is illegal
     for people under the age of 21 to drink, and if you drink and
     drive and have a concentration of alcohol in your blood as
     little as .02, your car insurance rates could double or even
     triple and your license could be suspended or revoked.  If you
     injure or kill someone, you could go to jail.  For most
     people, .02 can be reached with just one drink in one hour! 
     It doesn't matter what you've been drinking - beer, wine
     coolers, and liquor all contain alcohol.  So alcohol's not
     only a depressant, it's depressing!

3.   What can you do to make sure it's not a killer summer?

     First, the obvious, don't drink alcohol.  Despite the fact
     that the alcohol industry spends $2 billion each year trying
     to convince you how cool it is to drink you don't need alcohol
     to have a good time with your friends or family. Second, if a
     friend decides to drink and drive, tell him or her that
     because they're your friend, you don't want to see them or
     anyone else hurt or worse.  Take their car keys if you can. 
     Third, don't get in a car driven by someone who's been
     drinking.  Ride with someone who hasn't been drinking or call
     your parents to pick you up.  (You can't die of embarrassment
     but you can die of neck and head injuries, etc., (see #1)

     You can even sign a contract with your parents promising to      call them or another
responsible adult at any time. Your    parents promise to give you a ride home from any place at
any    time you ask for one.

4.   Which summer is the best summer?

     Simple. The best summer is the one that you live to remember
     with friends and family.
Fact - - Adolescents in Rhode Island drink more alcohol than their
peers across the nation.

Fact - - Two thirds (67%) of 7th graders and 33% of 12th graders
did not consume some kind of alcoholic beverage.  
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