Schuyler County Coalition on Underage Drinking and Drugs (SCCUDD) and Schuyler County Public Health are partnering for NASCAR weekend on a Sticker Shock campaign to raise awareness about the consequences adults face if they provide alcohol to youth.
“The Sticker Shock campaign sticker was designed by a local teen Oriana Crosby-Smith,” said Schuyler County Public Health Director Jill Kasprzyk. “The sticker and the campaign help to raise awareness of the laws surrounding underage drinking and the dangers of youth drinking. The younger someone is when they start to use alcohol, the more likely they are to develop an alcohol use disorder later in life. Thank you, Oriana, for your creativity and contribution to this campaign!”
SCCUDD provided the following reminders about the laws and legal consequences of providing alcohol or other drugs to people underage:
- It is illegal to give alcohol or other drugs to someone else’s child under the age of 21 even in your own home and with their parents’ permission.
- It is illegal to knowingly allow teens to possess or consume alcohol or other drugs in your home and/or on your property.
- It is illegal to host a party with underage drinking or other drug use.
- Parents and adults can be charged with unlawful dealing with a child, endangering the welfare of a child, violating the Social Host Law, reckless endangerment or even homicide. Parents and adults can also be charged with a Class A misdemeanor with the potential of one year in jail.
- Parents and adults can and will be held liable if someone, especially a minor, is injured on their property, a neighbor’s property gets damaged, a minor dies as a result of drinking or other drug use at their party or on their property, or if an incident that causes injury or death occurs as a result of drinking or drug use at the party even if it occurs after they leave the party. This could include sexual assault or accidents from falling, choking, swimming, or driving.
For more information about the Social Host Law, you can visit SCCUDD's website (linked below) or call 607-535-8140.