Curbing teen drinking

(WTNH) - The Governor’s Prevention Partnership and State Police urge parents to be vigilant during prom/graduation season. A national study reports that drug/alcohol abuse rising as teens become “complacent”. Forty-five percent reported “heavy daily drinking” as no big deal.

While the number one reason teens reported using alcohol is that they think it’s fun, a significant number reported using alcohol to deal with stress.
*One in three (32%) said they drank to “forget their troubles”
*Nearly one in four (24%) said they used alcohol to help deal with problems at home
*One in five (20%) of teens reported they drank to “deal with the social pressures and stress
of school”.
*Teens who begin drinking before the age of 15 are much more likely than other teens to
develop problems with alcohol as adults.