Local Teens Talk About Why Students Drink
'Dialogue Night' spurs open discussion among professionals, parents and high school students.
"People want to fit in," students want to relieve stress, and, "There is nothing else to do in Basking Ridge." Those were among the most common reasons local teens drink or use drugs, according to a group of Ridge High School teens, who were speaking anonymously. The teens had volunteered to talk openly with the handful of local parents, professionals and members of the Bernards Township Municipal Alliance Against Substance Abuse who attended Tuesday's "Dialogue Night." The Municipal Alliance has been tackling teen drinking through the "It's 21 For A Reason" campaign. The issue of teen drinking and drug use also came up at Monday night's Board of Education meeting, when school officials again discussed an anonymous survey taken earlier …
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