In an effort to promote a safe prom season, John Knight, MD, director of Children’s Hospital Boston’s Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research(CeASAR) launched Teen-safe.org, a website that explains the medical and social dangers of underage drinking. Here is a sample of the kind of advice offered to teen-safe.org viewers.
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Prom season is almost upon us, and data shows injuries sustained by teenagers due to alcohol increase dramatically around this time of year. In an effort to keep kids safe during this potentially dangerous time, Children’s Hospital Boston’s Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research(CeASAR) launched teen-safe.org, a website designed to educate and support parents. Hosted by CeASAR’s director, John Knight, MD, parents’ questions about teen drinking, its dangers and their role in preventing it are answered.
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Over 40% of teen drinkers age 15-17 get their alcohol directly from a parent, or parent's house
This weekend Children’s Hospital Boston’s Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research (CeASAR) launched teen-safe.org, a website designed to offer parents both medical and practical information about the dangers of teen drinking and drug use, and offers tips on how to prevent drinking and substance abuse among their own teenage children.
Hosted by John Knight, MD, and Sion Harris, PhD, CPH, the program has already been adopted by the Milton public school system, which is making the website required homework… for parents.
Adults who have children graduating this year will be encouraged to visit the site, learn about the many risk factors associated with teenage drinking and substance abuse, then complete a short quiz that tests their knowledge of this very real and dangerous problem. When finished with the test parents receive a certificate of completion, which they are asked to send into school with their child as part of his or her “check-out” process for graduation.
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