Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Parents' Influence on Teen Drinking

Reported by: Myhighplains.com
Monday, May 25, 2009 @01:49pm

Teenagers are bound to experiment with drugs, alcohol and sex - right?
Not necessarily, says 15-year-old Nick. "It's not inevitable," he says. "It's just a personal decision."

"There's [sic] a lot of people who just don't want to try any of that stuff, but there are some people who do," says 15-year-old Chris Mullings.

The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs reports that when underage drinkers are disciplined by their parents they are less likely to become heavy drinkers compared to kids whose parents ignore their drinking.

See the full article at: http://myhighplains.com/content/fulltext/?cid=57761

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