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The turning of the calendar offers us a unique opportunity to appreciate our achievements, learn from our challenges, and set intentions in the form of resolutions for the year ahead.

The new year is an excellent time to reflect on your relationship with alcohol, if, how, why, and when you choose to drink. This means being aware and mindful of how much we are consuming, modeling responsible alcohol consumption, never driving drunk or impaired, and always respecting the decisions of those who choose not to drink alcohol.

At Responsibility.org, our goal is to continue to advance our three missions by expanding upon some of the research that we track throughout the year.

Underage Drinking Prevention:

Underage drinking levels are at or near record low levels and below pre-pandemic levels, with a majority reporting they never consumed alcohol (80% of 8th graders, 64% of 10th graders, and 47% of 12th graders).

Eliminating Drunk and Impaired Driving:

Since 1991, drunk driving fatalities on our nation's roads have decreased 26%, while total traffic fatalities have declined 6%. Among persons under 21, drunk driving fatalities have decreased 61% since 1991.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, FARS Data, 2022

Responsible Alcohol Consumption:

Among adults of legal drinking age, 87% report they know their personal limits and 83% are confident that they drink responsibly.

In 2024, we are also excited to begin delivering on our new forward-looking five-year strategic plan, and we are eager to continue working together to even further advance alcohol responsibility for all.