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A Pennsylvania high school ordered and then passed out more than 450 shot glasses for its prom, a move the assistant principal now says sent the wrong message. As the Warwick High School students left last week’s dance, the prom committee handed out the souvenir shot glasses.

The girls who attended last year’s prom got a picture frame; the boys, a money clip. Assistant Principal Scott Galen says: “Unfortunately, this year the junior class didn’t have quite as much money.”

Galen says the principal signed off on the purchase order, but that paperwork simply said “prom souvenir” and didn’t identify the mementos as shot glasses. Galen says he’s certain this will never happen again. The school is in Lancaster County, about 65 miles east of Philadelphia.

With incidents like this it’s no surprise that teenage drinking has become a problem at many high school events. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among persons aged 15 to 201 and occur at twice the rate among this age group compared with those over age 20. Two out of five deaths among teens in the United States result from motor vehicle crashes. In 2001, more than 4,700 teens ages 16 to 19 died of injuries caused by motor vehicle crashes in the United States. The crash risk for young drivers is greatest at night, and increases when teenage passengers are in the car. This could all lead to some teen drug rehab.

These are sobering statistics when thinking about the young adults who enroll later in long term alcohol rehab or seek some form of alcohol treatment.

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Posted on June 11th, 2009 by admin
Filed under: Health