Underage Drinking Prevention

Anheuser-Busch is opposed to underage drinking and supports prevention by providing resources to parents, retailers and educators. Tremendous progress has been made through educational programs, such as Family Talk About Drinking, retailers’ commitments I.D. checking and support from law enforcement.

Funded by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a part of the National Institutes of Health, Monitoring the Future is an annually released study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. Monitoring the Future has surveyed 12th grade students since 1975, adding 8th and 10th grade students in 1991, resulting in a total of approximately 50,000 students surveyed since the study’s inception. Additionally, follow-up questionnaires are mailed annually to a sample of each graduating class for a number of years after their initial participation.