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Underage Drinking Statistics

 

Alcohol use by persons under age 21 years is a major public health problem.  Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug among youth in the United States, more than tobacco and illicit drugs, and is responsible for more than 4,700 annual deaths among underage youth. Although drinking by persons under the age of 21 is illegal, people aged 12 to 20 years drink 11% of all alcohol consumed in the United States. More than 90% of this alcohol is consumed in the form of binge drinks. On average, underage drinkers consume more drinks per drinking occasion than adult drinkers. In 2010, there were approximately 189,000 emergency rooms visits by persons under age 21 for injuries and other conditions linked to alcohol.

 

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DUI Defense

If you've been stopped on a drunk driving, implied consent, or felony DUI charge, It is imperative that you contact one of our campus lawyers immediately. After a DUI arrest there is a limited window of time that can determine many factors about your case. Not doing so could be detrimental to your DUI case and you may miss an opportunity that could possibly result in a better outcome of your case. Our aggressive DUI attorneys have years of experience with all phases of DUI cases. Our criminal defense lawyers can help you as follows: Getting your case dismissed, suppressing the evidence against you, assisting with restrictive licenses or work permits if your license is suspended and any other aspect of your DUI case. A first-offense DUI conviction can results in an automatic suspension of your driver's license. The most promising avenues of defense to prevent you from being convicted include:

• Challenging the arresting officer's probable cause to stop your vehicle
• Attacking the results of a breathalyzer or other blood alcohol content test through forensic analysis and testimony
• Negotiating the reduction of the charges down to careless driving or reckless driving

Your campus lawyer has the experience with drunk-driving cases necessary to advise you of your best defense, thepractical ability to obtain a restrictive license, to defeat the DUI case on the merits, and about the likelihood that a plea agreement can be obtained on favorable terms. Many factors play into your defense. If you refuse the breath test, your chances of defeating the DUI charges might improve (depending on how you did on a videotaped field sobriety test), but the automatic license suspension of one year can be a stiff price to pay for trying to avoid the DUI conviction. We'll work with you through every step of the process to do everything possible to protect your right to drive. Campus Lawyer also represents persons charged with more serious felony DUI offenses. These include DUI serious injury accident cases, DUI manslaughter cases, repeat DUI offenses, and such aggravating circumstances as hit-and-run accidents, or fleeing an officer. Our long experience with the defense of felonies of all kinds represents a distinct advantage for the felony DUI defendant.

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