Troubled Teens Resources

Troubled teens constantly harp about how they want to be trusted and treated more like adults. So it is ironic to read about the many colleges that have been forced to establish stringent controls on alcohol consumption on campus. It is because incoming students appear to still need about as much teen crisis intervention as a freshman in high school - or so their obsession with binge drinking would indicate.

One example is Rider University where binge drinking brought about the death of a co-ed last year. A night of ingesting vanilla vodka and beer took this student to an alcohol level five times the limit. Her friends had left her to “sleep it off”.They found her body the next morning.

“Even before classes began, the school’s 3,700 students were learning about the school’s tougher stance. Alcohol has been banned on campus, with the exception of certain areas like a pub in the student union. Freshmen must take a seminar on the dangers of drinking. So-called watchdogs now reside in fraternity and sorority houses. There are new penalties for those who break the rules.

Previously, students were given up to two warnings for alcohol possession or intoxication before their parents were notified. Parents now will be notified immediately, and students will be required to complete an alcohol education program or face expulsion.

Students who were interviewed on campus said they were keenly aware of changes in the university’s alcohol policy. Freshmen described sitting through a 90-minute lecture on the dangers of alcohol and agreeing in writing to make good decisions.”
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