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Sticky Solution Sought for Underage Drinking
April 11, 2007

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Utah prevention agencies are distributing preprinted sticky notes that parents can slap on liquor bottles at home as a warning to children against underage drinking, the Salt Lake Tribune reported April 9.

The notes, available free at the state's Parents Empowered website, are printed with the message, "At your age, drinking is dangerous. So are really angry parents." The stickers also can be affixed to liquor cabinets or refrigerators.

A different set of sticky notes are available at Utah state liquor stores, with no-drinking pledges intended to be signed by youths before they go out with friends.

"Research shows that parental disapproval is the No. 1 reason that underage children choose not to drink," said Utah Alcoholic Beverage Commission chairman Larry V. Lunt. "But it is not good enough for parents simply to tell youngsters, 'Do not drink.' The possibility of permanent damage is too great." 

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