Binge drinking and alcohol or drug rehab eventually meet up at some intersection: someone either goes to drug rehab or people and families get hurt. Alcohol addiction can go on for a long time and a big effort is necessary to stop it.
 
Princeton High School in Princeton, Minnesota has a problem with binge drinking and parents may soon be looking for a Minnesota drug rehab program to help them out.

An article in last week’s Minneapolis’ Star Tribune headline said it all: “Alcohol keeps a firm grip on state’s teens”. Lucky for the parents and students, Principal Pete Olsen recognizes the problem. He understands that if 70% of his students say they haven’t had any alcohol for two weeks, that means 30% of them have.

Olsen points to the 9% of senior boys who drank alcohol at least once in the previous two weeks, the 11% who drank three to five times, and the 2% who said drank six times or more. On the girls’ side the numbers are even higher - 15% at least once in the previous two weeks, 9% said twice, 6% said three to five times and 3% said six times or more.

They are “doing a lot of drinking on a regular basis” Olsen said.

To curb this abuse, Olsen is focused on reaching a younger audience regarding the risks of alcohol and drug abuse through more drug education classes. He also has his sites set on classes that teach life skills.

Mr. Rick Lahn, principal at Princeton Middle School is focusing on alcohol and drug abuse with his Life Skills program taught to middle schoolers in grades three through eight. Lahn also notes that parents have the biggest impact by being good role models. I agree - most parents are just too complacent about drug and alcohol abuse.

Drug Rehab Referral can help you, your family or friends if you have a drug or alcohol abuse problem that needs attention. Call us if you need help - we’ll ensure you find an alcohol or drug rehab program with a good success rate.

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