Esther Shapiro, former director, City of Detroit Consumer Affairs Department 2. Youth are at risk today as never before. The temptations of drugs and alcohol, tobacco, sex and gang and other violent activity make adolescence a difficult journey for even the strongest young people. The good news is that, throughout the country, there are many successful programs to support youth as they struggle to resist such temptations and make sensible choices about how to live their lives. This panel will highlight innovative model programs.
Some teenagers have credit cards.
Many have a disposable income. Healthy Lifestyle Choices Bad habits begin at a young age. An evening at the Church Street Station in Orlando, a restored Gay 1890s entertainment complex. Join us for a cocktail hour, full gourmet dinner and show, complete with can-can dancers, a dixieland band parade, dueling banjoes and a rock and roll band. An opportunity for conference participants to discuss issues among themselves.