Thursday, April 14, 2016
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Research shows that parents are the leading influence on their child’s decisions about alcohol. Although it may not seem like it, when parents talk about underage drinking, their children do hear them. To prevent young people from starting to drink, the campaign focuses on ages 9–15. Around 9, children begin thinking alcohol may not be just for adults. By 15, many young people are drinking. Young people who start drinking before age 15 are five times more likely to develop alcohol problems as adults than those who begin drinking at 21 or older.
Friday, April 8, 2016
PHS "It Didn't Have to Happen" 2016
PHS "Didn't Have to Happen" simulation where students witness consequences of driving under the influence took place April 7 and 8th. An assembly was held Friday, April 8th with th student body to show video footage of the ER and Booking...
Monday, April 4, 2016
April is Alcohol Awareness Month: "Talk Early, Talk Often: Parents Can Make a Difference in Teen Alcohol Use"
Access is usually what determines which substance young people use, according to Katharine Sadler, author of What Adults Need to Know about Kids and Substance Use. Alcohol and cigarettes--known as "gateway drugs"--are often the substances that adolescents use first because they are easy to obtain. Parents need to make sure that they don't become the suppliers of these substances because easy access to alcohol may send the message to young people that drinking is less serious than using drugs.
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