“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.
At Wrecked you are invited to “think about drink.” By following the links on the site, read “shameful drinking tales,” a table where you can find out your “daily drinking limit”(shorts would be shots.) You can find out how much you actually know about drinking by taking their quiz under “fact or fiction.” I loved the answer to the question “You're more attractive to the opposite sex after a few drinks.” After a few drinks you might feel more attractive, but the sight of a slobbering, speech-impaired, giggling idiot might not be quite the turn-on you had hoped.
More myths are explored here and the one I most favor blasting is that it is okay to get trashed
Back in September, I wrote Resources about Adolescents and Addiction. Here are some sites especially for teens to check out. Some of my favorite recovery stories are from sober drunks who found recovery in their late teens or early 20's.
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