Sunday, May 3, 2015

Prevention and Reduction of Alcohol Use in Adolescents


This article proposes changes to address the underage-drinking problem. I believe that reducing the age at which a person can consume alcohol is the wrong approach. In my opinion, the most important factor to prevent and reduce the use of alcohol for adolescents is positive family involvement.  If families are encouraged to play key roles in determining their children’s drinking practices, children would most likely learn to drink alcohol in a more responsible manner.  Responsible parents are critical for children to observe on a daily basis.  Personally, I have never understood why some parents invite their own children to drink.  I would wholeheartedly vote to increase the civil and criminal penalties for any person who provide or encourages underage children to drink alcohol.

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