New Alcohol Targeted to Teens

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Registered: 02-14-2007
New Alcohol Targeted to Teens
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Mon, 11-19-2007 - 3:24pm

FYI, a friend just forwarded me a link to a new type of alcohol that is being targeted to teens. They're called "Pocket Shots" and are sold in a juice-bag type of packaging that is easy to conceal. Apparently they're only available in a few states right now--Wisconsin, Colorado, and California--but they are planning to roll these out nationally. The drinks are also flavored like candy in some cases to make them even more attractive to kids. Here's the link:


http://pocketshot.net/home/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1


There is a video of a news report that is worth looking at on the home page--click on "MADD News Report".


What will they think of next?!


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Registered: 10-31-2007
Mon, 11-19-2007 - 3:41pm
we as parents try so hard to keep our kids away from this stuff its amazing.



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Registered: 07-22-2003
Mon, 11-19-2007 - 4:47pm

This is totally irresponsible of this company. They post these things about drinking responsibily and not to be used by underaged etc. But you can see it is intended for they youth.


I passed the link on to the administration at our school. Apparently these aren't in NYS yet, but it is good to know about it before it hits.


Just another thing for us to keep our eyes open for.

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