"Even though parents have been through the difficulty of teen years as well, times do change and pressure seems different. I just need to ask, do the ads really help?"
I agree with what Lia had to say in her blog about the public awareness announcements. I just had a class with a guest speaker from the Wellness center at Keene State. She came to talk to us about Alcohol Education. In hopes to relate to us better, her message was basically "it is okay to drink alcohol, even underage, as long as you do it safely." I learned from her whole presentation that if i consume alcohol with a carbonated drink, I will get drunk faster. It seems as though we try to make teens aware of the troubles with alcohol but we also tell them its okay to drink. As Lia said, we don't describe the distributive behaviors that come with the abuse of alcohol or other drugs. I think that these ads need to spread more throughout colleges. Some ads about living above the influence can be annoying and unrelated to teenagers. I think the media needs to do a better job at really reaching out to students about the behaviors that can lead from the abuse of drugs and alcohol. Depression and suicide are two behaviors that can come form the abuse of alcohol and drugs. I think schools are too scared to talk about depressing, suicide or other disruptive behaviors. Our school in the past few weeks have gone through several incidents involving suicide. I have seen people close to me be deeply affected from this. The only sympathy they received from the school was an email saying they were "sorry" and they were providing counseling. The second incident wasn't even acknowledged. Colleges need to do a better job reaching out to students and getting the information out their about living above the influence.
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