Odyssey House President Peter Provet comments on reports of an illegal cocktail known as a "nutcracker" being sold to teens. A nutcracker is a potent mix of fruit punch and alcohol, usually vodka or rum, being sold in bodegas and barbershops in Harlem and the Bronx. New York Daily News Reporter Simone Weichselbaum, who broke the story over the weekend, also interviewed teens in treatment at our adolescent facility about the ease with which minors can buy them. The full article can be read here.
The report caught the attention of other news outlets as well. WCBS News and WABC News talked to Dr. Provet about teen drinking. Watch the WCBS video (with transcript) and the WABC video to see what Dr. Provet has to say about this troubling trend.
Monday, January 4, 2010
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