Alcohol is the most used and abused drug among young people in America.
Alcoholic beverages are responsible for more deaths of young people between the ages of 10 and 14 in America than guns and illicit drugs combined. Alcoholic-beverage marketers, principally beer producers, target sports audiences that include large numbers of impressionable teenagers and children. Many studies and common sense indicate that the deluge of beer promotions influence them. Eliminate alcohol sponsorship and promotion of youth sports events, athletic teams and leagues, and individual athletes. For more information on Time to End Alcohol Marketing in Sports , click here .