Tennessee Attorney General Supports "We Don't Serve Teens" Initiative

Alcohol is often a part of July 4th celebrations. Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper reminds parents, friends, older relatives and other "social sources" it's illegal to provide alcohol to minors. The legal drinking age is 21. Providing alcohol to minors is against the law and is punishable by a fine of up to 25-hundred-dollars and jail time. The Federal Trade Commission's "We Don't Serve Teens" awareness campaign focuses on social sources that provide alcohol to teenagers. Cooper says the message to neighbors, relatives and friends is simple. Don't serve teens. It's unsafe. It's illegal. It's irresponsible. Still, 65-percent of drinkers ages ten to 18-years-old say they get alcohol from family and friends. In 2005, underage drinking cost Tennessee one-point-four-billion-dollars.