{"id":770,"date":"2018-06-12T18:51:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T18:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/connecticut\/?p=770"},"modified":"2022-05-30T08:08:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T08:08:17","slug":"whats-the-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/connecticut\/whats-the-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s The Problem?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"770\" class=\"elementor elementor-770\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a648c4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a648c4f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-236e74f3\" data-id=\"236e74f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3fa234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b3fa234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Research shows that kids and teens who drink are a danger to themselves, their friends, and others. The sooner kids drink, the more severe the problems they face in the long and short term. It begins by asking the right questions, such as:\nDoes your teen have a drinking problem? and How does my parenting style impact my teens chances of drinking before age 21? 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