Public Service Announcements
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission offers several 30 second public service announcements for the general public. These PSA's include:
- "Consequences of Underage Drinking" - This PSA details the serious consequences of drinking alcohol prior to age 21 including fines, community service, alcohol awareness class and even getting your driver’s license confiscated.
- "Friends Don't Leave Friends Behind" - This PSA targets young adults and reminds them to watch out for their friends. If you go to a party together, leave together. Friends don't let friends leave with someone they have just met.
- "If It Happens" – A lot of parents think it is a good idea to let their teenager and friends drink only in their home. This PSA targets parents and informs them of some of the consequences of providing alcohol to minors at their home.
- "It's Your Duty" – Texas has the second most active duty military personnel in the United States. For many retailers this provides a moral dilemma. They have underage service men and women that come into their establishments trying to purchase alcohol, they are old enough to go to war, but can't buy alcohol. What is a retailer to do? This PSA targets those retailers and informs them on the consequences of selling alcohol to minors, even military minors.
- "You Drink. You Drive. You Pay" – Some teenagers may not know that Texas has a Zero Tolerance when it comes to minors (a person under the age of 21) driving under the influence of alcohol. This PSA targets teenagers and informs them of some of the consequences of driving with ANY detectable amount of alcohol in their system, this means even one drink.
Copies of these PSA's are available to Coalitions, Schools or other organizations that wish to air them on their local TV or Radio stations or TABC can provide a link for a website. If you would like additional information or would like to link or request copies of one or all three PSA's please contact the Education and Prevention Section at (512) 206-3290 or education@tabc.state.tx.us.
The PSA's made possible by funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Block Grant.
Consequences of Underage Drinking
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Consecuencias de la consumición menor de edad
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Friends Don't Leave Friends Behind
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Amigos no dean a amigos harts
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If It Happens
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It's Your Duty
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You Drink. You Drive. You Pay.
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