There is a
report from the University of Pittsburgh which suggested that students should
be exposed to knowledge of the dangers of alcohol as early as fourth grade.
There are several reasons for this. First, kids watch TV and ads marketing
alcohol. Those ads are more prominent than ever. Then there is the information
from a review of state and national surveys which found that among typical
fourth-graders, 10% had already had more than a sip of alcohol and 7% had a
drink in the past year. The percent of children who have used alcohol increases
with age and doubles between 4th and 6th grades.
