PSA # 1:

 

“Peter”

 

Student:

My name is Peter, and in eight years I’ll be an alcoholic.

I’ll start drinking in middle school, just at parties. But my parents won’t start talking to me about it until high school. And by then, I’ll already be in some trouble.  The thing is, my parents won’t even see it coming.

 

Announcer:

Start talking before they start drinking.  Kids who drink before the age of 15 are 5 times more likely to have alcohol problems when they’re adults.  Learn what you can do to stop underage drinking before it starts by logging into www.lacalltoaction.org or visiting www.stopalcoholabuse.gov .

 

Brought to you by the AdCouncil, the US Department of Health and Human Services/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration and the Louisiana Underage Drinking Task Force.

 

PSA # 2:

 

“Who’s Talking”

 

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

 

Here’s something to think about…Do you know who’s talking to your kids about alcohol?  Is it the kids with fake I.D.s?  Or friends drinking at parties?  Or maybe someone offering to buy them beer from the local convenience store…Who is talking to your kids about alcohol?

Shouldn’t it be you?

 

For more information on how to talk with your kids about underage drinking, visit www.lacalltoaction.org or niaaa.nih.gov

 

Brought to you by the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health,, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the Louisiana Underage Drinking Task Force.

PSA # 3

 

 “It Never Hurts”

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

 

SFX: Telephone Ring

 

Parent #1: Hello?

 

Parent #2: (Cheery w/Phone Effect) Hello, Jane? It’s Julie. I just wanted to ask about the party your son Tom is having tomorrow? Our daughter, Megan, is coming and I just want to be sure there won’t be any alcohol there. I hope you don’t mind.

[Beat]

 

Parent #1: (A bit shocked) My husband and I had planned to be out of town this weekend, Julie – we didn’t know anything about a party.

 

Parent #2: (suddenly understands) Oh no!

 

ANNCR: If you’re a parent, it never hurts to ask.  For more information on how to talk with your kids about alcohol, visit www.lacalltoaction.org or niaaa.nih.gov

 

Brought to you by the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health,, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the Louisiana Underage Drinking Task Force.

 

 

PSA #4:

 

My name is Jenny and I’m an honor roll student, head cheerleader and star tennis player.  Next week my family and friends should be cheering me on at the state tennis tournament.  But this weekend I’m going to go to a bonfire, where I’ll drink alcohol and get in an “accident” on my way home.  My parents won’t even know where I am and no one will find me until Sunday afternoon.

 

Sure I remember what that speaker at school last week said, “Alcohol related crashes are not accidents, because people choose to drink”, but she wasn’t talking to me, she was talking to all those kids with problems…but this weekend, the problem becomes mine.

 

Find out how you can help me and kids like me make better choices by visiting www.lacalltoaction.org .

 

PSA # 5:

 

Hey Dad, we had a speaker come to school today that talked about how every decision you make affects your entire life.  He said that by choosing to drink at an early age, we have a higher chance of becoming an alcoholic.  He also said that we should go home and talk to our parents about the pressures that we face about underage drinking. 

 

So, Dad you got a minute to talk?

 

Announcer:

Someone has to start the discussion.  Why not YOU!  To learn how, go to www.lacalltoaction.org