Hospital Admissions For Underage Alcohol Use Skyrocket Over 4th Of July Weekends
As an experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorney my practice requires me to keep up with studies and reports about highway safety issues. Yesterday I came across and interesting report by the US Department of Health and Human Services about underage drinking.
Teen Alcohol Abuse Over 4th of July Weekend
Since 2008, celebrating the Fourth of July has meant enjoying a 3-day weekend. With parades, picnics, and fireworks, the festivities, according to the report, can all too often lead to a trip to the hospital emergency room for underage individuals who have been consuming alcohol.
On an average July day in 2008, there were 502 emergency department (ED) visits involving underage alcohol use across the United States, according to estimates from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). Over the 3-day Fourth of July holiday weekend, however, the number of daily ED visits jumped to 938, an increase of 87 percent. While all underage alcohol consumption is of concern, consumption that leads to a hospital visit should be of particular concern to adults and to health care professionals.
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