6 Young people can easily purchase alcohol throughout Minnesota without showing any age identification. Young people can buy alcohol in nearly one out of every two tries. 7,8 Many underage people obtain alcohol at drinking parties where one or two youth obtain large quantities of alcohol, often in kegs. Make adults accountable for their behavior. Change and enforce community policies.
Few communities ask where young people are getting the alcohol.
Few communities enforce the law and hold adults responsible for illegally selling or giving alcohol to underage people. Nearly one out of two surveyed high school students in Minnesota and Wisconsin reported getting alcohol from someone under age 21 in the last 30 days. The ripple effect of one adult selling or giving alcohol to one underage person is greatly increased as that youth gives some of that alcohol to friends or acquaintances. One keg illegally sold to an underage person provides a large amount of alcohol to many teens. Alcohol and Health .