Governor McCrory Marks Talk It Out NC's First Anniversary with Call to Action

Statement

Governor Pat McCrory commemorated Talk It Out NC's first anniversary today by calling for action to continue the fight against underage drinking. Talk It Out NC is a campaign formed by the ABC Commission to address underage drinking.

"I commend Jim Gardner and the ABC Commission for approaching the underage drinking issue strategically on three fronts -- through awareness with the Talk It Out campaign, through enforcement, and through training," ​Governor McCrory said. "We're going to get tougher on underage drinking. We've got to tackle this issue at the kitchen table and at the point of sale by making parents and those who serve alcohol aware of the dangers and consequences of underage drinking."

"Part of our responsibility as a state is to make sure that parents and others concerned with underage drinking have access to this wealth of knowledge," Governor McCrory said. "Through the research we will get from our universities and through the Talk It Out campaign, we can make sure we are doing everything possible to stop underage drinking."

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