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Article On Unsupervised Parties

http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/02/22/two_deaths_1_close_call_stir_fears_of_teen_parties?s_campaign=8315
This is a frightening article about two recent incidents in the Boston area related to unsupervised parties. Some of the comments are interesting regarding attitudes towards underage drinking.

"Time to Talk and Time to Act" Websites for Parents

http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/cesarfax/vol18/18-11.pdf

Alcohol linked to brain problems in young and old

http://freshstory.org/blog/freshstory.php?p=80&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#more80

Influence of Dad's Drinking on Kids

http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/dads-drinking-predicts-teen.html
Interesting, but probably not surprising study of the impact of parent's alcohol use on their children.

Some Adults Binge Too

http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/binge-drinking-not-for-kids.html

Drinking Scenes in Harry Potter

http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/drinking-scenes-pervasive-in.html
What do you think; does this influence your child's behavior?

Teen Survey on Alcohol Use

http://www.jointogether.org/news/features/2009/monthly-teen-drinkers-often.html
These are survey results on alcohol use by teens that were just released.

FDA considering banning alcoholic beverages that have caffeine

http://tinyurl.com/yzde96f

In this article you will learn that there are new brands of alcoholic beverages that have added caffeine (I didn't know these even existed!).  Apparently with the added caffeine, people seem more confident in their abilities while under the influence and may be participating in risky behaviors at a higher rate than they would had they had just a regular alcoholic beverage. These beverages are targeted at younger drinkers, particularly popular with college aged kids.  Here's an opportunity to talk about this with your kids while they are still in your home about this new danger out there...

 

 

Super Bowl Survey Kit

http://www.drugfreeactionalliance.org/documents/bowlkit10.pdf

This is designed to be done in school, but I'm sure you could use it with your own kids if you'd like.  It's a great opportunity to look at the impact of marketing on our perceptions about alcohol, and how these commercials reach kids.

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Why 21?

Last summer many of you may have heard about a movement on college campuses to examine lowering the minimum drinking age from the current 21. Called the “Amethyst Initiative” (named for the purple gemstone amethyst, which in Ancient Greece was widely believed to be an antidote to the negative effects of intoxication), this group consisted of chancellors and presidents of universities and colleges across the United States (www.amethystinitiative.org).  The Amethyst Initiative called upon elected ...

Of Substance

As I was watching the Super Bowl, and realized that this is a great opportunity to talk about the impact that advertising has on our attitudes towards alcohol use. We all know that the Super Bowl provides one of the greatest television advertising opportunities of the year, and many of us look forward to the latest Budweiser commercial (remember Spuds McKenzie and the singing frogs?). While I appreciate the entertainment value of those ads, I think we need to consider the impact that they have on the millions of youth who watch them along with us.

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