Impact of underage drinking (party, teenagers, parent, smart)

[chris0904]

My 15 year olf son had been drinking without me knowing ,would you like to share some of your experience a

[CA4Now]

There was an incident recently at a public high school here where the teenager died of what was assumed to be alcohol poisoning at a party. The kids he was with didn't call 911 until it was too late (actually, a parent of one of the kids finally made the call). Until I read this article, I didn't realize why teenagers would be reluctant to call 911 to get help for a friend who was intoxicated or unconscious.
'911 immunity laws' for underage drinkers - latimes.com

[sj08054]

I am in the treatment for substance abuse field. There are some literatures from NIAAA that you can read. Check with your local community center/library/police dept. They have some printed literature as well.

Alcohol Research & Health (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Publications/AlcoholResearch/ - broken link)

There's also community program as well, you just have to look around. I highly suggest getting involve by educating yourself to look for signs.

[golfgal]

Here is one to share with your son-just happened this week:

Dad finds son dying in snow after party | StarTribune.com (http://www.startribune.com/local/82162452.html?elr=KArksCiUUUU - broken link)

Dad finds son dying in snow after
party

A Clearwater County teen's friends
said they dropped him off at his
house after drinking.

By MARY LYNN SMITH and PAUL WALSH

Last update: January 21, 2010 - 2:21 PM

Russell Gilbertson found his 15-year-old son
unconscious in a snowbank, long after the
friends Jared was drinking with dropped him
off at his northern Minnesota home.

"I wish he was with me right now," Gilbertson
said Wednesday as he prepared for his son's
funeral. "I loved my son very much." Jared, a
10th-grader at Bagley High School, was
outgoing, smart and athletic, he said.

They haven't determined the actual cause of death yet but either alcohol poisoning or exposure to cold are the most likely causes.