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I never realized there was so much to think about when it came to drinking.  Now I understand why my parents are so concerned.                                            

Stephanie A., O.R. High School, Senior

The Holderness School is a small private secondary school in New Hampshire. The school newspaper featured the following article after Jim’s appearance. Talking to "Adults": Discussing Alcohol and Alcohol Abuse with Students Stephen Solberg How do you devise a message about alcohol -- and more specifically alcohol abuse -- that is effective in helping to curb teen drinking? Well, if you listen to students like Woo Sung Lee ’06, the best and most effective messages are those that “treat us like adults.” And last night’s Health Night speaker, Mr. Jim Matthews, Coordinator of Health Education at Merrimack College and author of "Beers, Booze, and Books," did exactly that. With a message that focused on education rather than “Just Say No,” Mr. Matthews discussed the facts about alcohol and alcohol abuse, talked about problems related to abuse, and gave us something to think about with respect to the media and its relationship to our “societal norms.”  Last night’s talk, which was split up by grades (11th and 12th and then 9th and 10th) to allow for a more focused message and a smaller audience, featured many of the same themes covered in previous Health Days. Our speaker Mr. Matthews, by using a series of images and movie clips, demonstrated how the media has influenced our understanding of alcohol from a young age, pointing to Disney’s “Snow White” and “Beauty and the Beast” as examples. Animations are common in beer ads, as are beautiful men and women, somehow able to keep the pounds off and keep in shape, despite the fattening effects of beer and many alcoholic beverages. Alcohol, Mr. Matthews continued, affects the body directly, impairing the brain’s ability to function, causing slower hand-eye coordination, loss of balance, and delayed reasoning skills. The talk was well received, both from students and the faculty who attended. “Mr. Matthews combined humor with tremendous fact-giving,” said Mr. Ford, Director of Residential Life.  Ms. Summers, our school counselor and a co-organizer of the event with Mrs. Weymouth, Dean of Students, commented, “He did a good job of depicting the risks, and also tuning our students into some important realities. I think many of our kids were shocked to hear that the majority of college students do not engage in binge drinking. While drinking to excess tends to be a loud and attention-getting behavior, it is not necessarily typical.” Bruce Hamlin ’06 appreciated the tone Mr. Matthews set. “He came at this material from the perspective of ‘Hey, I’m probably not going to be able to change your mind about drinking in just a few minutes, but I can give you some important information.’ It’s the right way to get through to kids.” Overall, the evening was successful in its goals and thought-provoking in its content. Our goal was to get real information into the hands of our students, so they, like the adults they will soon become, can make responsible and informed decisions about alcohol. If you as parents would like more information, Mr. Matthews has a guide for parents in understanding alcohol abuse on college campuses available at his web site http://www.beerboozebooks.com. http://www.beerboozebooks.comshapeimage_4_link_0

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