Phoenix Houses of Texas reached out to equip middle school students with the skills to stay free from drugs and alcohol through the upcoming summer.

First comes prom, then comes graduation, then comes summer vacation and that stealthy menace: unstructured time. But are teens really doomed to take risks and party hard in the summer sunshine? Nope. Here are ten teen drinking myths, debunked.

Unlike the characters in high-school-age predecessors like “Superbad,” the hooligans of “21 and Over” can legally drink. But these college-kid caricatures prove that legal drinking is certainly no better, safer, or healthier than underage consumption

“There are exciting opportunities in my life now. I’m no longer the junkie on the street. There is a second chance in life, and Phoenix House was the beginning of mine.”

Last week, I was shocked to learn of a massive college drug bust in my home state of Alabama. Arresting and expelling students is no way to reduce substance abuse on campus. In fact, it is counterproductive.