83 Statements T F First four words 0 Patrols check no teenagers are out too late every evening. Every weekend, parents all 1 It was common for young people in Iceland to drink and smoke. 2 The Icelandic prevention programme was initiated several years ago. 3 The efforts in Iceland focus on educating young people about the risks of drug use. 4 More than half of Iceland’s adolescent population consumes alcohol or cigarettes. 5 Northern countries have the highest percentage of teenage drinkers in Europe. 6 In Iceland, underage alcohol intake has decreased due to the greater availability of other activities. 7 Towns sponsor athletic and cultural activities for young people. 8 The police pick up teenagers who are seen to be out at night. Reykjavik Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson said the Icelandic plan “is all about society giving better options” for teens than substance abuse. He believes the wide variety of opportunities that now keep students busy and inspired has dramatically altered the country’s youth culture. Yet better options cost money. Local municipalities like Reykjavik have invested in sport halls, music schools and youth centers. To make the programs widely available, parents are offered a $500 annual voucher toward sports or music programs for their children. The group of parents patrolling the Kórar neighborhood – a lawyer, an advertising agent and a diplomat, among others – walk across empty parking lots to pass by known teenage hangouts. By law – introduced when Icelandic police routinely dealt with alcohol-fueled street gatherings – children under 12 are not allowed to be outside after 8 p.m. without parents and those 13 to 16 not past 10 p.m. Over summer, when school is out, the curfew is extended by two hours.“We tell the kids if they are out too late, polite and nice, and then they go home,” said Heidar Atlason, a veteran member of the patrol. Over Iceland’s harsh winter, the one parent admits, evenings sometimes pass without running into any students. Modern teens meet online rather than outside. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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