Maury County Prevention Coalition
Alcohol Facts
Approximately 1 in 3 Tennessee students ever reported drinking alcohol. (TN Together Student Survey, 2022-23)
The average age of initiation for consuming alcohol in Tennessee is 13.4 years old. (TN Together Student Survey, 2022-23)
48.3% of students have not talked with their parents about the dangers of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in the past year. (TN Together Student Survey, 2022-23)
MCPC works to prevent alcohol abuse through:
Policy, Practice, or Procedure Change
- Increase the practice of law enforcement conducting retailer compliance checks.
Providing Information
- Provide sales and use data through webpage, social media, and other electronic outlets.
- Present sale and use rate presentations to organizations and civic groups.
- Provide parents with an alcohol “Talk. They Hear You” guide.
Building Skills
- Train Community Scanners for observing sales practices.
- Train speakers to provide data presentations.
- Attend Top Shelf Training.
Providing Support
- Provide age verification materials to alcohol retailers promoting identification checks.
- Schedule Community Scans and identify scan locations.
- Provide law enforcement with sales hot spot list.
- Provide retailers with sales training from certified TST trainer.
Increase Barriers/Reduce Access and Reduce Barriers/Increase Access
- Provide local law enforcement scan results of those scanned twice with poor results.
- Provide retailers community scan results.
Changing Incentives/Consequences
- Hold recognition event for members that actively participate in strategies.
Changing the Physical Design of the Environment
- Provide “under 21” signage to alcohol retailers for store display.
Talking with your Teen about Alcohol
Recovery Resources
Tennessee Redline: 1.800.889.9789