Find out more, Do more
Underage drinking is a problem in homes from Kittery to Houlton, from
Calais to Norway, from Portland to Farmington. All Maine
teens are at risk of underage drinking, and all Maine
parents need to help keep their teens from underage drinking.
Maine parents want to do the right thing - we watch our teens and talk
with them about not using alcohol - but are there other things we should
do? Are we doing the right things? We need to find out more information
about how we can prevent underage drinking, and we need to do more at
home, in our schools and in our communities. The known stakes are higher
than ever before - new research indicates that teens who begin drinking
at an early age experience real change in the way their brain functions.
The Maine Office of Substance Abuse offers resources to help you to
monitor your teen for underage use with five tips. We also offer some
information about how your own behavior can sometimes influence your
teen's decisions about alcohol - even without your realizing it.
The message is simple - Find out more, Do more!
