Abilene Reporter News (Abilene, TX) August 2:
"'Social media brings in a whole new element to the whole thing because kids like to brag about what they’ve done and put that out there,' said Melanie Seals, director of prevention and intervention services with the Abilene Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. 'Parents need to make sure they’re not turning a blind eye.' But Seals and others who track such issues in Abilene say some parents often are willingly part of the problem. It’s now not uncommon, Seals said, for parents to view underage drinking as a rite of passage, even offering teens a 'safe' haven to engage in such activities. 'They think that as long as they take away the keys and they’re (youths) staying here at the house, it’s OK,' she said. Such activities can have hefty legal consequences, not just for underage drinkers but for parents, too."
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