MIAMI (CBS4) - More than four hundred tombstones were erected at Miami's Bayfront Park by Miami-Dade and Broward students to message to their friends about the dangers of underage drinking.

More than two hundred students, who are a part of Drug-Free Youth In Town (DFYIT) also staged a mock funeral procession, complete with Grim Reaper and ghostly students, Thursday afternoon at the park to make their point.

"Not everybody is going to agree to it but we're trying to give them the facts," said Raniel Stubbs from John A. Ferguson Senior High, "Yes, you can and you're too young to die."

Four hundred teens and pre-teens die each month from underage drinking related incidents.

According to DFYIT, alcohol is the most commonly abused substance in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, more than marijuana and tobacco combined. The point to a 2008 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey which found, on average, 17-percent of middle school students and nearly 40-percent high school students surveyed said they had drank alcohol in the last 30 days.

"A lot of peers at school and at parties, they're always tempted to drink. They just want to do it because it seems cool but it could end up bad," said Miami Palmetto Senior High student Abigail Tuai.

These students hope their message will be heard, they especially want teens to know they don't have to buckle under peer pressure

"Sometimes kids try and tell you to do things, try this, try that but its not about doing what they want you to do. Stick up for yourself and do what you want to do and drug free is the way to go," said Miami Central Senior High Sabrina Alti.

DFYIT says research shows that if you can keep children drug and alcohol free for the seven years of middle and high school then the odds are they will never have a problem with abuse. Recruiting kids to be peer leaders is a key part of their strategy.

There are currently 60 DFYIT clubs in Miami-Dade County and 23 Broward County middle and senior high schools. DFYIT provides kids with "social competency training, drug awareness counseling, conflict resolution skills, positive adult relationships, and pro-social involvement in their school and community."