Recently I was facilitating a prevention program in schools and did an ice-breaker activity to warm up the class. I asked everyone to tell me their name and favorite movie. In this class of 20, four students responded The Hangover--the movie that follows four men on a bachelor party trip to Las Vegas and all their drinking and drug-induced antics--and I must admit I was a bit surprised....
This was a middle school class with students in 7th and 8th grade!
Remembering that experience, I had to share this news about a study from Dartmouth Medical School that found children who watch R-rated movies are more likely to start drinking early on. This is an important factor to consider since children who drink alcohol before the age of 15 are 4 times more likely to abuse alcohol or become addicted/dependent later in life (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism). To read more about the Dartmouth study findings click HERE!
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