Prom season is a special time for many of our youth in the Dillon County area.  Along with having a good time there are many of our youth that suffer server consequences from the consumption of alcohol.
 
Trinity Behavioral Care ask that each parent take the pledge to help us “reduce the use” during what is to be the most memorable time in our youth lives.
 
“As a parent concerned about the health and safety of my
child, I pledge that I will not provide him/her — and especially
someone else’s child — with alcohol, nor will I support
underage drinking parties. Underage drinking can ruin a
young life, and I want to be part of a caring community that
says “We do not support underage drinking!”
 
The following facts make underage drinking one of our state’s most troubling health issues:
• An estimated 85 South Carolinians under 21 die each year from alcohol use.
• Underage drinking costs South Carolina $1 billion per year – $2,309 for each young person in our state.
• 71% of ninth- through 12th-graders in South Carolina have tried alcohol.
• 35% of these students took their first drink, beyond just a few sips, before age 13.
• 40% of ninth- through 12th-graders in South Carolina drank alcohol in the past month.
• In 2012, youth under 21 consumed an estimated 12% of the alcohol consumed in South Carolina.
• Liquor is now the most popular drink of choice among high school students.
• One in nine high school students has driven after drinking in the past month.
• Excessive alcohol use ranks third among lifestyle-related causes of death in the United States.
For more information, please contact Trinity Behavioral Care at423-8292,   774-6591, 479-5683. Trinity Behavioral Care is the local county authority on information, education and treatment services for substance abuse, use and addiction. Our offices are located at 103 Court Street in Marion, 204 Martin Luther King Blvd in Dillon and 1035 Cheraw Street in Bennettsville.
All services are confidential