HEALTH FAIR TO SHOW HARM OF UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE
Local youth and non profits sponsor fair to educate the community on underage drinking  

San Antonio Fighting Back, Inc. (SAFB), in collaboration with Family Services, Lackland Air Force Base, the San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and Family Life Christian’s Pride Youth Academy has sponsored the event.  Even though few fourth to sixth graders report consuming alcohol, some report that their friends do use alcohol.  When asked how many of their friends consumed beer, 17 percent of fourth – to sixth – grade students and 44 percent of sixth – to eighth – grade students reported having friends who drink beer.  15 percent of elementary and 39 percent of junior high school students reported having friends who drink wine coolers.  Youth are drinking at least six years before the legal drinking age, even though research shows that youth who begin drinking before the age of 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence as compared to those who wait until the age of 21.