Underage Drinking Seminar

Crow Wing County Health Nurse Rose Hauge said the program about underage drinking Thursday night at Brainerd High School will take a look at the problem and explain how much worse it's become. Hauge said a 2007 survey said 47% of Crow Wing County 12th admitted to having a drink in the previous two weeks, and 31% of 9th graders. The 9th grade response for all of Minnesota was 24% and the Crow Wing County rate for high school freshman is the highest in the state. The program begins at 6pm Thursday night in the Brainerd Little Theater at the high school. It's sponsored by the county health department and coordinated by area Youth as Resources organizations.