Simi Valley Acorn, Agoura Hills, CA, October 17, 2008
Advocacy group to share stats during RHS football game
Straight-Up Ventura County, a teenage advocacy group dedicated to curbing underage drinking, will share information about teenage drinking at Royal High School's football game during the halftime intermission approximately 7:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. tonight, Oct. 17, at the school's football field, 1402 Royal Ave., Simi Valley.
The Simi Coalition and Simi Valley Hospital will also participate in the event.
Joyce Norman, M.D., of the Simi Valley Hospital Emergency Department, will briefly discuss teenage drinking and its impact on the community and hospital.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug among youth in the United States, more than tobacco and illicit drugs.
Physicians and nurses at the Simi Valley Hospital examined data from 2006 to the present and discovered that alcoholrelated visits to the emergency department among patients ages 12 to 20 peaked during the first quarter of 2008 (January through March).
A total of 27 alcohol-related visits were recorded during that time, compared with 11 visits recorded during the first quarter of 2006.
Sixteen-year-olds were the most prevalent age group among ages 12 to 20 to seek treatment in the emergency department, with a total of 40 alcohol-related patient visits since 2006.
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