Underage Drinking Prevention Initiative
As the county’s Local Coordinating Council, Drug Free Marion County has identified the need to reduce youth substance use and to increase parental awareness and prevention skills. The process of gathering and reviewing local data on the specific topics of underage and binge drinking have lead to real concern about the impact of drinking on Marion County youth. It has also lead to a better understanding of the need to make changes in our local communities.
“The Consumption and Consequences of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs in Indiana: A State Epidemiological Profile” identifies Marion County as having a high rate of use for cocaine, alcohol, and marijuana based on police crime report data.
Because of the facts of this report, Drug Free Marion County (DFMC) created a LocalAdvisory Council (LAC) to direct this project and used the strategic prevention framework to guide and organize its efforts. This fact sheet is a summary of key data points illuminating the issue of underage and binge drinking in Marion County.
The Local Advisory Council is implementing the following action plan:
- Increase public awareness, by sharing data and information on prevention strategies
- Reduce social availability by increasing knowledge of legal penalties, party patrols, reduce third party sales, stop loss measures
- Increase perception of risk or harm through prevention education programs
Did you know?? Alcohol consumption begins earlier than you think.
In March 2008, Drug Free Marion County completed a report on underage and binge drinking. Of great concern is the number of young people who begin drinking. 48% of Marion County 8th grade students report having drunk alcohol.
Fact Sheet – Marion County Data on Underage Alcohol Use
Prevalence of Use Among Marion County Youth: (1)
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48% of 8th grade students report having drunk alcohol
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On average 8% of are 6th grade students report having used alcohol in the last 30 days. (Actual range 3.9%-13.7%)
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Current use of alcohol (last 30 days) increases rapidly between 6th and 8th grade going from 8% to 21.5%. A change of 62%
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18% of 11 to 18 year olds report binge* drinking in the last two weeks
Availability: (2)
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71.7% of area teens report getting alcohol from friends or relatives over the age of 21
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52.8% of teens report that they know of parents who allow teens to drink in their home
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Marion County has 1,576 licensed liquor establishments
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75% of Marion County middle and high school lie within a half mile radius of a licensed liquor establishment
Impact of use: (3)
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A Person who begins drinking as a young teen is four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than someone who starts in adulthood (21)
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During adolescence signigican changes occur in teh body, including the formation of new networks in the brain. Alcohol use during this time may affect brain development.
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Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among youth ages 15-20 and the rate of fatal crashes among alcohol-invovled drivers between 16 and 20 years old is more than twice the rate for alcohol-involved drivers 21 and older. Alcohol use is also linked with youth fatalities by drowning, sucide and homicide.
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Alcohol use is associated with many adolescent risk behaviors, including other drug use and deliquency, weapon carrying and fighting, and perpetrating or being the victim of date rape.
*Binge drinking is defined as having four or more drinks for women; five or more for men during one occasion
Date Sources
1) Alcohol Tobacco and other Drug Use by Indiana Children and Adolescents Survey, 2007 Indiana Prevention Resource Center (http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/)
2) Drug Free Marion County’s Youth Advisory Council, Teen Alcohol Survey April 2008
State Excise Police registry of Marion County liqor license establishments
SAVI data mapping, Polis Center
3) NIAAA The Facts About Youth and Alcohol. http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/PSA/factsheet/pdf
Why is public policy important for preventing harmful drinking?
Prevention experts have started to focus on the significance of addressing social and environmental conditions which may give rise to substance use and abuse. For the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Gardner and Brounstein identified principles that constitute effective substance abuse prevention. From these principles CSAP has specified seven effective prevention approaches, public policy being one of them. Policies that pertain to alcohol impose real penalties for drunk driving or make alcohol hard for young people to access. Some policy changes that could be used to achieve these goals are: limiting the number of alchol outlets, targeting prices or taxes of alcohol and tobacco, restrict public marketing of alcohol and tobacco, or limiting alcohol, tobacco, or other drug use in public places.
Drug Free Marion County is working on the issue of underage and binge drinking. The data for Marion County shows that our young people are using alcohol at a young age and our Teen Alcohol Survey revealed that our adolescents begin drinking on average at age 12. 48% of 8th graders report consuming alcohol and 71.7% of area teans report getting alcohol from friends or relatives who are of legal drinking age. We are concerned with the number of alcohol outlets in Marion County, as well as local and state-wide legislation of alcohol. Below you will find a variety of resources on public policy. We encourage you to be involved with these issues and to express your concerns and opinions to State and local elected officials!
What makes good public policy concerning alcohol?Click here to find out.
Alcohol Permitting
State Excise Alcohol Permit Violations for Marion County
A new database recently compiled by Drug Free Marion County can provide you with information about which businesses in your neighborhood have been cited for alcohol-related violations by the Indiana State Excise Police in the last three years. Please note the date provided by the state refers to the date the fine was paid not the date of the incident.
To read the entire article, Drug Free Marion County Can Help You Find Out About Alcohol Violations in Your Neighborhood, click here
To explore the database Click on the year below.
- Alcohol vioaltions 2010 Tobacco Trip Inspections 2010
- Alcohol violations 2009
- Alcohl Violations 2008 Tobacco Violation 2008
- Alcohol Violations 2007
- Contact: Nancy Beals
Contact Phone: 317-254-2815
Contact Email: nbeals@drugfreemc.org
Information on how to remonstrate against Alcohol Beverage Permit requests
The Alcohol Tobacco Commission Local Board Handbook identifies the legal reason an alcohol beverage permit can be denied. Those Reasons are:
(1) The applicant does not maintain a high and fine reputation in the community;
(2) There is no need for the services of the applicant at the proposed location;
(3) The neighborhood and/or community do not desire the services;
(4) The services at the proposed location would have a negative impact on other businesses in the neighborhood as well as a negative impact on the neighborhood in general;
(5) The permit premises is within 200 feet of a church or school; or
(6) The permit premises is in a residential area as referred to in IC 7.1-1- 3-38 and 905 IAC 1-18-1.
Members of the community who wish to speak or offer evidence against the applicant are known as “remonstrators.” Under the Commission’s rules, remonstrator means a person who appears, personally or by counsel, at the Local Board hearing to speak against a permit and identifies himself by stating his name and address or telephone number to the Local Board. The Local Board may limit the testimony of remonstrators, particularly if the testimony is repetitive or is not relevant to the application at issue.
The Local Board may utilize any and all information presented at the hearing; however, it may not consider information obtained outside the hearing process.
Following the presentation of evidence by the applicant and the remonstrators, the Local Board votes on the application.
Download our Remonstration Manual for information about the process, petition forms, and sample letters.
The Marion County Alcohol Control Board meets the First and third Monday of the month 9:30 am
Some exceptions occur: The meeting is moved to Tuesday if there is a holiday that falls on the typical meeting day. All meetings are held at the City County Building. To be recognized as a remonstrator you must be there at 9:30 to let the Board know of your intentions to remonstrate and which business you will be discussing.
Room 260
City-County Building
200 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46203
Report on Alcohol Permit Quotas and Impact on Community
Information for Policy Makers
| Category | Resources | |
| Alcohol Outlet Density | ||
| Synthetic Drugs- K2, Spice, Ivory Wave, etc | ||
| High Alcohol Content Products- Whipped Alcohol Cream, Joose, 4-Loko | ||
| User Fee- Alcohol Tax | ||
| Salvia | ||
| Marijuana |
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Number of Alcohol Licenses in Marion County
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License type
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Description
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City/Town
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32
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103 Restaurant
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Beer Retailer
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Incorporated
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22
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106 Restaurant
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Beer Retailer
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Unincorporated
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75
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111 Restaurant
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Beer & Wine Retailer
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Unincorporated
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178
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112 Restaurant
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Beer & Wine Retailer
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Incorporated
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389
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209 Restaurant
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Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer
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Unincorporated
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357
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210 Restaurant
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Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer
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Incorporated
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11
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210-1 Restaurant
no carry out
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Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer
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Incorporated
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3
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107 Grocery
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Beer Dealer
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Unincorporated
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95
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115 Grocery
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Beer & Wine Dealer
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Incorporated
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91
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116 Grocery
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Beer & Wine Dealer
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Unincorporated
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64
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208 Drug store
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Liquor, Beer & Wine Dealer
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Incorporated
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72
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208-3 Drug Store
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Liquor, Beer & Wine Dealer
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Unincorporated
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170
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217 Package Stores
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Liquor, Beer & Wine Dealer
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Includes the entire county
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15
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211-1 Social club
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Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer
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Incorporated
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17
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211-3 Social club
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Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer
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Unincorporated
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5
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102 Beer Wholesaler
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7
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203 Liquor Wholesaler
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16
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302 Wine Wholesaler
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5
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307 Micro wine wholesaler
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2
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305 farm winery
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2
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230-1 Catering hall
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Unincorporated
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30
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211-4 Fraternal Club
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37
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214 Hotel`
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Liquor, Beer, & Wine
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Unincorporated
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30
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215 Hotel
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Liquor, Beer, & Wine
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Incorporated
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5
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102 Beer Wholesaler
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7
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203 Liquor Wholesaler
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1
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105-1 Racetrack
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Beer Retailer
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1
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226 Indiana State Fairgrounds
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Liquor, Beer, & Wine Retailer
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1
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201 Distiller
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8
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221 Railway station/Airport
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Liquor, Beer, & Wine Retailer
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24
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219 Civic center
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Liquor, Beer, & Wine Retailer
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3
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221-3 Historic River Vessel
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Liquor, Beer, & Wine Retailer
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1
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310 Direct wine seller
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6
195
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101-1 Small Brewer
504-Type II Gaming permits
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