Drunk Kids

Think it's unusual for twelve year olds to drink alcohol? Bismarck Police Youth Worker,...  More »

Think it's unusual for twelve year olds to drink alcohol? Bismarck Police Youth Worker, Teresa Carrigan, says it's not. An officer found twelve and thirteen year old girls drunk around one thirty this morning. They were walking on seventh street. The 12 year old had a blood alcohol level over point one oh. The 13 year old was at point oh seven. Carrigan says kids that age are drinking in this community. (Teresa Carrigan) Why kids aren't supposed to be drinking, because their brains are still developing, when you add alcohol to something like that, we don't know what the long term affects will be, but we know that alcohol circulates throughout every part of your body, and it interferes with proper development to a young childs brain. Carrigan says young drinkers can also become victims of other crimees, have educational and emotional problems and are also a greater risk of future addiction. (Teresa Carrigan) Parents are best source of education and keeping their kids of alcohol and drugs. Talk to kids openly about consequences, the costs - physically, emotionally, socially. - define what the rules are in your home about alcohol. The 12 and 13 year old girls were cited with curfew and minor in consumption and released to their parents. The curfew for fifteen and under is ten thirty p.m. For 16 and 17 year olds is one a.m.  « Less