EllaMae
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I do drink 1 glass of wine too... I'm not talking about coming home and drinking a beer or two...
However, as long as we keep saying that getting intoxicated and over drinking is normal, bad things will continue to happen to teens. Be it what might have happened to Lauren, fatal drunk driving, or turning people into addicts (like my mom) in the future.
Seriously, heavy drinking should NOT be considered normal.
I agree with you. It isn't really a moral issue anyway. It's a health and safety issue. These young people make themselves very vulnerable to disaster when they are incapacitated by substance abuse. The problem is exacerbated by that feeling of invincibility that teens and young people in their early 20's have that causes them to take risks or ignore threats to their well-being.
It's not blaming the victim....it's simply stating the truth.