Many adults operate under the incorrect assumption that what they do in the privacy of their own homes is their own business. This is a dangerous assumption for all involved. In a recent national survey of parents and teens by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, one in three teens reported being at a party where teens were drinking, smoking pot, or using cocaine, ecstasy, or prescription drugs while a parent was present. Adults who knowingly give alcohol or illegal substances or participate in a party where they know alcohol and/or drugs are being consumed can be criminally prosecuted and also sued if something happens to a minor at the party.
(Source: www.blog.cleveland.com)
Labels: alcohol, law, parents, minors
Posted By: Aspen Education Group