One of the most serious problems in Ryazan now is taking alcoholic beverages by teenagers. The local government is trying to assume the measures in order to stop or at least to slow down the “process”. Students from the military universities help the government too by talking to these teenagers and explaining to them why they shouldn’t do that and what administrative sanctions they can pay for this. How do you think, can it be effective?
I absolutely agree with Jane. If parent teach their children how to drink, I don't mind drinking vodka together, what alcoholic beverage fits some dish, and what prtion is enough, they won't drink out. What for?
We all were teenagers a few years ago (sometimes we still behave like teenagers xD) and don't you remember how exciting it was to feel a good bit older and go and get a drink and think you're free to do anything you want? The thing is that it is impossible to stop teenagers drinking, we'd better grow up a culture of drinking in them. A lot depends on a family. And if parents just forbid their children to drink alcohol, it will simply cause a boomerang effect.
It is often not about drinking. It is a general state of the Russian culture affected by social, political, economic, historical factors. Iwish you could find some statistics for the last 3 decades. I think when I was a teenager, things were almost the same. Does our culture change, I wonder? Is it stagnating?
I see this problem bother you a lot (http://groupa.ucoz.co.uk/blog/why_do_adolescents_drink/2010-05-21-123). Actually I don't think the problem's so serious. Teenagers are such a kind of people that'll find another BAD activity if they stop drinking. They are exploring the world around them))
If a person is really dependent, he/she will yield to no persuasion, I think. As far as serious cases are concerned, I should say that medical aid is essential.
I see this problem bother you a lot (http://groupa.ucoz.co.uk/blog/why_do_adolescents_drink/2010-05-21-123). 
