Teen Drinking Over The Holidays

A large number of parents allowed their children to drink on

special occasions. Special occasions included family

celebrations such as weddings, birthday parties, holidays,

and family vacations. Parents reported feeling more

comfortable allowing their teenager to drink when their family

was around them.

For instance, one mother decided to let her daughter join in

on the family celebration by permitting her daughter to

drink champagne with orange juice: “It was just recently, I

let her have a mimosa. We had a celebration, my mom's

75th birthday. And it was all adults and we were all dressed up and we were doing it and I let her because

her cousins were also having mimosas.”

One father discussed allowing his son to drink alcohol at a family wedding: “Y eah, at their cousin's

wedding. I don't think too much at holidays, but you know, the weddings 'cuz there's so much booze

flowing … and then we're driving them home. What could be a better situation?”

Some parents stressed moderation when drinking in a family setting.

Drinking was permitted as long as the teen did not “overdo it” as one

parent explained.

An example of this was a parent who disregarded his son overindulging

in alcohol at an anniversary dinner as long as he did not embarrass the

family: “He was fifteen or sixteen. We weren't keeping a tab on him. We

were spending the night there so it was no big deal and he was definitely

drinking. He was drunk. And I pulled him aside and said, ‘[name of teen],

just don't embarrass the family. I want you to maintain.’ And he didn't do

anything really stupid. He wasn't barfing in the bushes or anything, so I

guess it was okay.”

Holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year are

another time when teens were allowed to drink alcohol.

One mother discussed a family holiday party where teens were

allowed to drink: “Last New Y ear's Eve we had a big party here at

the house and we let the kids have a flute or two of champagne…New

Year's we'll let them have some and Christmas Eve we usually let

them. Thanksgiving not usually because it's pretty low key.”

Another mother reported offering wine to her children during a

Thanksgiving dinner: “Oh, just, maybe offering them a glass of wine

at Thanksgiving, when everybody's sitting around.”

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Parents feeling pressure to let their teens drink

Some parents reported that they were opposed to letting their teen

drink alcohol, but have been in situations where another adult

offered their teen alcohol without their consent or where they felt

some pressure to let their child drink.

One mother who did not condone underage drinking was

overruled by her husband who allowed their daughter and her

friends to play a game of beer pong in the home. When asked

why she let it happen she said: “Um, because I was

outnumbered. My husband thought it was okay and my daughter

really wanted to do it.”

Another mother described how her son was offered alcohol at a

family celebration without her consent. She said: “We were at a

[holiday] celebration once and the other parents determined that

it's okay for their kids to drink because they would prefer their

kids drink in their presence, rather than secretly and I watched

[son] drink more at that time than ever before and I felt really

uncomfortable. I wished the other parents hadn't said that was

okay […] but I felt that because there were other teenagers there

and I couldn't say … and other parents who I respected … But

what they did is they sort of announced it at the table and I felt

like I couldn't notch it back in that situation.”

Having older children may also make withholding alcohol from younger children more difficult. A mother

allowed her younger son to drink beer because his older sibling was allowed to drink: “last Thanksgiving

[my older son] and his roommate from college were here. They were both 20, … and we were at

grandma's house, and so we said, ‘oh, you guys can have beer.’ We knew they drank all the time at

[college], and then I said [my younger son] could have one and, so it was kind of …‘ooh [he] can have

one,’ and we made a big deal, a lot of jokes about, ‘well, it's nice I'm here for your first drink.’”

Access to alcohol according to the 2015 Dane County Youth Survey

Youth who reported any past alcohol use identified the usual place they

get alcohol.

Parents’ attitudes about smoking, drinking and marijuana use

according to the 2015 Dane County Youth Survey

Youth ranked how wrong their parents would consider it if they smoked

cigarettes, drank alcohol or smoked marijuana. Data was analyzed for

those who said their parents would consider it “wrong” or “very

wrong.”

Youth were more likely to report that their parents would

strongly disapprove of them smoking cigarettes

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Overall, strong parental disapproval of substance use was

reported by a

Why some kids don’t drink according to the 2015 Dane County Youth

Survey

High school youth who never drink were asked the main reason they don’t

drink:

23.9% said they worry about the impact on their future.

15.3% says it’s bad for your health.

12.0% say parents would disapprove.

10.9% say they tasted it and didn’t like it.

Binge drinking, getting drunk according to the 2015

Dane County Youth Survey Binge drinking is defined in the survey as “having 5 or

more alcoholic drinks at one time, in a row, within a

couple of hours.”

11.1 % of high school youth reported binge drinking in

the past 30 days, down from 12.6% in 2009 and 15.8%

in 2012.

The percent of binge drinking increases to 21.0% for

all high school seniors, and 23.8% senior boys.

The percentage of youth who report getting drunk from

drinking in the last 30 days are 12.1% for all high

school youth and 23.7% for seniors, with little

difference between senior boys

and girls.

Social Host Bill Goes to the Governor!!

This bill prohibits an adult from knowingly permitting or failing to take

action to prevent the illegal consumption of alcohol beverages by an

underage person on property owned and occupied by the adult or

occupied by the adult and under the adult's control. This prohibition

applies regardless of whether the property is covered by an alcohol

beverages license or permit.

Grocery stores and retailers are expanding their online ordering and pick-up

services to include grocery items, known in the industry as “Click &

Collect”. The target customers are individuals who may have

difficulty walking into or through the store such as people with mobility

problems or shopping with small children.

By adding alcohol to Click & Collect sales it could increase the risk of

underage drinking if not carefully planned. Online ordering and delivery

only requires municipal approval if alcohol is to be included. We believe

by taking the time to evaluate the application does not delay online grocery

sales, just the alcohol sales.

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Wisconsin’s past efforts to reduce drunk driving have

focused almost exclusively on apprehending and

punishing drunk drivers. The public perception that the

repeat hard core drunk driver pose the greatest threat is

incorrect. 78% of OWI recipients in Wisconsin never have a

second OWI offense. That would suggest that preventing

the initial OWI arrest offers a significant chance to reduce drunk driving.

The DOT Form SP4005 is used to identify licensees named as the POLD, the OWI offender was served

alcohol prior to their arrest. Compiling the place of last drink data over a period of months can reveal a

pattern of over-serving by licensees repeatedly named over the studied time.

In the State of Wisconsin, it is illegal to sell or serve alcohol to a visibly intoxicated person. However, this is

difficult to prove and rarely prosecuted in Wisconsin. Taken alone, POLD data is not sufficient to sanction

either a server or licensee in Wisconsin. However, a clear pattern of over-serving is sufficient reason to

initiate an investigation into a licensee. POLD data can help identify high-risk threats to community safety

and health resulting from over-serving.

Wisconsin’s Dose of Reality Media Campaign

Warns Residents about Prescription Drug

Misuse Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services teamed up with

the Department of Justice and other state agency partners to

design and deliver a statewide media campaign to prevent

prescription drug misuse.

About the Collaboration

When Attorney General

Brad Schimel ran for office in 2014, tackling Wisconsin’s growing opioid

crisis was a central platform of his campaign. Once elected, he made

creating a statewide media campaign to

raise awareness of the dangers of misusing

prescription narcotics a top goal for the

Department of Justice.

Meanwhile, Wisconsin’s Department of

Health Services had long been planning to

use Partnerships for Success II grant

funding to create its own media campaign, but were struggling to get the

campaign off the ground. When they heard that the new Attorney General

was planning to develop a prevention campaign, they contacted his office.

“When we found out he had his own plans, it came at a very opportune time,”

says Christine Niemuth, Prevention Coordinator for the Division of Care and

Treatment Services.

Theirs’ was a perfect pairing. Working together with a broad range of stakeholders

from across the state, the two agencies developed Dose of Reality, a multi-component

media campaign, targeting Wisconsin teens and their families, “millennials,” and the

medical community. Campaign messages warn about the dangers of misusing

prescription painkillers and highlight the importance of safe use, storage, and disposal

of medications. The campaign delivers its promised “dose of reality” with a mixture

of edgy, direct, and heartbreaking TV and radio spots, social media, billboards, and

high-quality online materials that communities can download and customize.

Since the campaign launched in September 2015, Dose of Reality has caught the attention of Wisconsin

residents, boasting over 200,000 page views and approximately 10,000

YouTube views. The campaign has reached residents across the state through

thousands of television spots and online/mobile advertisements.

Attorney General Schimel affirmed the critical role that partnership played in

designing the campaign at the 2016 National Prescription Drug Abuse and

Heroin Summit). He stated, “Everybody—from our state’s Medical Society to

our state chamber of commerce to our school administrators—had a voice in

developing aspects of our prevention campaign . . . I am proud to share with

my colleagues and contemporaries from across the country the importance of

building coalitions to fight this epidemic, as we have done in Wisconsin.”

Cranberry-Apple Cider Punch

4 cups apple cider, chilled

2 cups cranberry juice cocktail, chilled

2 cups ginger ale, chilled

1 can (12oz.) frozen orange juice concentrate apple slices & orange slices for garnish

frozen cranberries, optional for garnish or rosemary cranberry sprig for individual

garnish, as shown in image

In a 4 quart container, combine cider, juice, and orange juice concentrate. Refrigerate

until serving time. Just before serving pour punch into punch bowl and add chilled

ginger ale. Garnish with frozen cranberries, apple & orange slices.

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The Grinch Punch

We daresay even someone with a heart “two sizes too small” will love this

sweet drink.

2 .13oz packets Unsweetened Lemon-Lime Kool-Aid

2 Cups Sugar

1 12oz Can Pineapple Juice

1 12oz Frozen Lemonade Concentrate, thawed

1/2 liter of Sprite

Ice

Pour 2 quarts of water in a 1 gallon pitcher. Add the Kool-aid mix and sugar and stir until the sugar is

dissolved. Add the pineapple juice and lemonade and stir well. To top the rim of a glass, dip the top in

water then dip into the sanding sugar. Just before serving, add the Sprite and ice. Serve and Enjoy!

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Cherry-Lime Rickey

Yields 1 drink

Ingredients:

For the Simple Syrup

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

For the drink: 1 lime, cut in rounds or wedges; sugar, to rim

cocktail glass, ice cubes, as needed; 8-10 cherries, fresh or

frozen, pitted and finely chopped; 1/2 ounce simple syrup

(recipe above); 1 ounce fresh lime juice; 3 dashes Angostura

bitters; club soda or seltzer; chilled 2 cherries, for garnish.

To make the simple syrup: bring sugar and water to a boil

in a small saucepan. Simmer until sugar is dissolved, about

3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool completely. Syrup

can be refrigerated in a glass jar for up to 2 weeks.

Then: Run a piece of lime on the rim of the glass and then

dip rim in sugar. Add several ice cubes. Add the chopped

cherries, simple syrup, lime juice, bitters, and stir. Top with

club soda or seltzer and garnish with lime slice and more

cherries.

Non-Alcoholic Drinks That Are Perfect for the Holidays

P A G E 7

Ginger Cinnamon Apple Cider: Yield: 1

Ginger-Cinnamon Simple Syrup (makes extra):

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

2 cinnamon sticks

1-2 inches of ginger root, peeled and thinly sliced

For the drink:

2 tablespoons of Ginger-Cinnamon Simple Syrup

1 cup apple cider

ice for mixing

cinnamon sugar for rimming the glass apple slice or cinnamon

stick to garnish (optional)

For the syrup

1. Mix all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat

until sugar is dissolved. Let cool completely and strain to remove ginger and cinnamon.

For the Fake-tini

1. Prepare martini glass by wetting the rim with apple cider and then dipping in cinnamon-sugar.

2. Add ice to martini shaker. Pour in cider and simple syrup. Shake and pour into prepared glass.

Garnish with apple slice or cinnamon stick.

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Iced Mint Protein Mochas

1 cup chilled coffee 1 cup almond milk

1 scoop chocolate Primal Fuel

1 heaping tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tablespoon raw honey

5 drops of stevia (optional)

5-6 mint leaves

extra mint leaves, to garnish

1 cup of ice cubes

Instructions

Place all ingredients (except garnishing mint leaves

and ice cubes) in a blender and blend until well

blended. You want to make sure that their are no

chunky mint leaves remaining. Place ice into two

cups, pour mocha mixture into the cups, and garnish

with mint leaves. And cute straws, obviously

Non-Alcoholic Drinks That Are Perfect for the Holidays

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February

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T W I N D Y B L E A K S N E T T I M

While I was working as a store Santa, a boy asked me

for an electric train set.

“If you get your train,” I told him, “your dad is going to want to

play with it too. Is that all right?” The boy became very quiet.

So, moving the conversation along, I asked, “What else would

you like Santa to bring you?” He promptly replied,

“Two trains.”

As we were putting out cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve,

I accidentally dropped one. "No problem," I said, picking it up

and dusting it off before placing it back on the plate.

"You can’t do that," argued my four-year-old.

"Don’t worry. Santa will never know."

He shot me a look.

"So he knows if I’ve been bad or good, but he doesn’t

know the cookie fell on the floor?"

My mother cast one of her students as the innkeeper

for the Christmas pageant.

All the third grader had to do was tell Joseph,

“There is no room at the inn.”

But during the performance—

after Joseph begged for a room for his

pregnant wife—

the boy didn’t have the heart to turn him down.

“Well,” he said, “if it’s so urgent, come on in.”

Three buildings in town were overrun by squirrels—

the town hall, the hardware store, and the church. The town hall brought in

some cats.

But after they tore up all the files, the mayor got rid of the predators,

and soon the squirrels were back.

The hardware store humanely trapped the squirrels and set them

free outside town. But three days later, the squirrels climbed back in.

Only the church came up with an effective solution.

They baptized the squirrels and made them members.

Now they see them only on Christmas and Easter.

The construction of nearly every prevention program begins with an understanding of factors that place people at risk for or protect

them from problem behavior.

PICADA Programming for 2018

abovetheinfluencedcw.org (All things Prevention website)

Alcohol True Stories: Hosted by Matt Damon (5th -12th grade; Education)

AODA Basics (All ages/Community)

Alcohol Education Options Program (Court option program: ages 17-20)

Fortress (5th -12th grade, peer to peer support group for students living in substance abusing homes)

Media Detective (3rd - 5th grade, media advocacy/awareness program)

Multi-Jurisdictional Alcohol Program (Court option program: up to age 16)

Outreach/Networking (Community support programs)

PICADA (A program of Family Service Madison)

608-316-1118; dougm@fsmad.org

Websites managed by PICADA

abovetheinfluencedcw.org; bellevillecares.net; radarmc.com; nwdccwi.net

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