These interventions have reduced some of the carnage on graduation night. Yet for all our efforts to persuade teenagers to seek healthier alternatives, the promotion of unchecked excess and consequence-free reckless behavior is being enshrined by our society and glorified by the movie media. We've all seen it. The beautiful, two million dollar house is filled with gorgeous hunks and beautiful babes, all dressed in designer clothes. The long circular driveway is packed with sports cars and SUV's.
People mill around the pool, yard, and house eating gourmet food and drinking expensive wine.
Usually someone is passing out designer drugs or snorting cocaine. The music is loud, the night is hot, and the mood is sensuous. There is no program, no rules, and NO parents. Occasionally, someone may get so drunk they pass out in the washroom, or throw up in the pool, but generally, they all wake up the next morning at home, with their SUV's and sports cars parked safely in the garage. Even if the consequences of grad night don't seem evident immediately, think of the long-term results.