How to Imbibe When Kids are Around

WTOP.COM
November 19, 2008 - 5:21pm
By MELISSA DUTTON
For The Associated Press

(AP) - If you're planning on having a few cocktails at family gatherings this holiday season, experts say you should keep in mind that children may be watching.

"The main message is, if people drink, they should drink responsibly," said Vivian B. Faden, deputy director of the Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in Bethesda, Md. "It's not a one-time conversation.

While the holidays present a good opportunity, there needs to be ongoing conversation about drinking."

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