This and my next article focus on teens and substance abuse. Here I will be talking more to adults than to kids. This is a general reference to Adults. All of us are role models and a non family member may have a greater impact by the example we set.
Kids develop all sorts of beliefs about alcohol, some accurate and some erroneous or distorted.
Some of these beliefs are brought about by information provided by friends, some are formed by witnessing family members drink. Still others are brought about by the media. It is up to us as adults to educate ourselves about where young people can take their addictions and why. I invite you to start here, at Habit Smart. This page looks at some of the myths of teen age drinking.