While the latest Report to Congress on the prevention of underage alcohol use strikes a positive chord in chronicling a downward trend in youth drinking, it also issues warnings about other recent developments that could shift behavior in the opposite direction. Some of this involves pandemic-influenced policy changes that have expanded adult access to alcohol (such as through what appears to be a lasting ?to-go? cocktail phenomenon) but also could result in more exposure to alcohol among youths.
Federal report on underage drinking warns of possible threats to progress