Finnegan, JohnTraci Toomey2023-10-192023-10-192007-09-17https://hdl.handle.net/11299/257597Runtime 1:30 minutesThis resource is provided for informational purposes only and may not reflect current scientific knowledge or medical recommendations.Welcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. Nearly 20 percent of young males are willing to purchase alcohol for underage youth when approached outside of a store that sells alcohol. That’s according to research by University of Minnesota epidemiologist Traci Toomey. <clip: “We know that kids get alcohol from commercial sources…provide it to individuals under the age of 21.”> Toomey’s study looked specifically at the practice of “shoulder-tapping” – defined here as when an underage person asks a stranger outside of a store to buy alcohol for them.Toomey says that her study found that one out of every five young males—those who appeared to be between 21 and 30 years old—agreed to purchase alcohol. <clip: “We did this study because alcohol use…illegally providing alcohol to young people.”> With another Public Health Moment, I’m John Finnegan.enAudio