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Article: Survey: Parents Let Their Own Experiences Affect Drug and Alcohol Boundaries Set for Teens at Prom and Graduation Parties
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- May 29, 2008
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NEW YORK,May 29/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new survey released
today from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America(R) and MetLife
Foundation found that parents personal past experiences with alcohol
and drugs at prom and graduation parties may influence the rules and
limits they set for their teens during this time of the year.
According to the survey, parents who drank or used drugs at their
own proms or graduations were likely to be more permissive ...