Alcohol


We, as parents, have a responsibility to educate our children on the right and wrong uses of alcohol. By teaching them that there is a good time, place, and amount for drinking alcoholic beverages, we make the consumption of alcohol less exciting. Remember, kids learn best by example.

Provide a place for your teen and their friends to hang out at your house. Keeping it well-stocked with food and non-alcoholic beverages will give you, and the parents of the other teens, the reassurance that your children are safe and not engaging in illegal activities.

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Alcohol Alert          This article from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism addresses why adolescents drink, what the risks are, and how underage drinking can be prevented.

Start Talking Before They Start Drinking-A Family Guide          This link takes you to a guide which provides facts and practical advice on how to talk with your children about underage drinking. It helps you create household rules to support your values.

Talk To Your Child About Alcohol          Publication for parents to talk to their children about drinking from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Facts About Youth and Alcohol          Informational sheet on youth alcohol use from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Keeping Your Kids Drug-Free          A how to guide for parents and caregivers from the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign.

Additional Links:

Youth and underage drinking, an overview    ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/RPO990/       Information is presented in this article from a national household survey about youth and underage dringking.

MADD    www.madd.org/stats/1114       This link provides access to a number of articles about underage drinking including information about age of first use, effects of alcohol on the adolescent brain and myths about alcohol for teens, among others.

Prevention and Education    www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/Community%20Guides%20HTML/Book4_Prevention.html       This link is to a guide about preventing underage drinking including family-based strategies.

If I drink alcohol, how much is too much?    www.alcoholscreening.org       AlcoholScreening.org is a service of Join Together as part of its Demand Treatment! initiative. Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health, is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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