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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think alcohol has become socially acceptable in nearly all aspect of our lives and our kids are seeing it.  It's no longer reserved for a certain time of day or special occasion.  There is not as much stigma attached to getting "tipsy."  I also think Americans today are incredibly stressed out, overworked and exhausted and alcohol is a convenient way to escape all of that.

I see these changes among my friends and peers - most get- togethers involve alcohol (brunch, dinner, book club (which is largely an excuse to drink wine), and even kids' parties), and we grew up in homes where our parents hardly ever drank.  I see the changes in my extended family, too.  These days there is plenty of alcohol at family parties and holidays - wine, beer, some fun cocktail - yet for the first 20 years of my life, only my uncle would drink a couple of beers.

If adults are having alcohol every time they get together for any reason, it's not a stretch to see where teens would get the idea that socializing = drinking alcohol.  [/quote]

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