Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking

The U.S. Surgeon General's Office, in collaboration with National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and SAMHSA issued a call to action, urging parents, government, school officials and communities to do more to prevent underage drinking. The Call to Action aims to foster changes in society that facilitate healthy adolescent development and that help prevent and reduce underage drinking though policy change, research, public health surveillance, and engaging youth, parents, schools, communities, and youth-serving systems.