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The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD)
Intro
The ICCPUD provides national leadership in federal policy and programming to support state and community activities that prevent and reduce underage drinking. The ICCPUD’s role is especially important in light of these key facts:
- Alcohol remains the number one substance used by people under age 21.
- Binge drinking (consuming 4 or more drinks at a time by females and 5 or more drinks by males) is a common consumption pattern among underage drinkers.
- Underage drinking, especially binge drinking, results in many public health harms and societal costs, including deaths from traffic crashes; sexual assaults and other violence; and changes to normal brain development.
Contact Us
Contact Us
Nelia Nadal, MPH
nelia.nadal@samhsa.hhs.gov
Last Updated
Last Updated: 05/16/2025