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Mid June, 2012 • Warren County Report • Page 21
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Advice for Parents...
WARNING SIGNS OF TEEN ALCOHOL ABUSE • • • • • • • • • • •
Scruffy appearance, red, flushed cheeks or face Heavy use of breath covers, red eye or nasal drops Avoids eye contact Frequently breaks curfew Locked doors, secretive phone calls Reckless driving, unexplained damage to car Changes in relationships with family & friends Mood changes or depression Unusually tired, sudden weight gain or loss Truancy, poor grades, loss of interest in school Disappearance of money or valuables
15 year-old male non-drinker
VS
15 year-old male heavy-drinker
Brain activity while performing a memory task. Heavy drinker is sober during this test. Images from Susan F. Tapert, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
PARENT PLAN FOR SAFE GRADUATION • • • • • •
Know your teen’s plans for afterwards Talk about your expectations for what they will be doing Stay up until your teen comes home – let them know you will be waiting for them Don’t rent a hotel room nor allow long distance trips Absolutely NO alcohol accessible to teens Don’t forget to tell your teen what you expect from and for their graduation night Brought to you by the
Warren Coalition Supporting a safe, healthy and drug free Warren County
and a federal grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention through the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.