SIOUX FALLS (KELO AM) Tonight at Sioux Falls O'Gorman High School is one of the most important town hall meetings of the year. This is a chance to discuss underaged drinking and driving with your children. During Prom and end-of-year activities, our children are most vulnerable to the ill effects of underage drinking and driving.
Darci Jensen, Executive Director of Prairie View Prevention Services said it best: "It's never too late to have the talk."
Panel members will share their personal experiences with the consequences of underage drinking and driving as well as underage drug use. They will identify how these issues affect all members of the family and community.
There will be an opportunity for parents, youth, and other community members in the audience to share ideas for preventing young people from using alcohol and drugs.
Speakers include: Dr. Marcia Nelson, Keystone Treatment CenterTom Wollman, Lincoln County State's AttorneyDave Jansa, Face It Together Sioux Falls
Disturbing facts include: 30.8% of high school students have had one or more alcoholic drink in the past 30 days.
17.2% of high school students have had 5 or more drinks within in and hour in the past 30 days.
12.8% of high school students have taken prescription drugs not prescribed to them.
56.9% of high school students get prescription drugs from a relative or friend.
South Dakota ranks fifth in the nation for underaged drinking.
The Town Hall meeting is from 7 - 8 P.M.
O'Gorman Performing Arts Center 3201 S Kiwanis Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57105
For questions call: (605) 331-5724
Greg Belfrage interviewed Darcy Jensen which can be heard at: http://kelo.com/podcasts/greg-belfrage-show/935/darcy-jensen-discusses-parents-matter-campaign/