Teenagers have always indulged in alcohol in this country but there's no doubt alcohol is much more readily accessible these days.
Also, adults seem to think nothing of overindulging in front of children and teens, more young people have their own transport now and thanks to texting and social networking, hundreds of gatecrashers can show up to teen parties, rather than just a few, causing major problems for police and entire neighbourhoods.
It's great when local leaders recognise that there could be a problem in our community and step in to try to do something about it.
But society as a whole must step up and deal with this issue.
It's not just about teens and young people getting drunk or about parenting, it's also about the attitudes to drinking of all adults and how they conduct themselves when drinking where youngsters are present.
If it becomes unacceptable in a community to behave a certain way, we are more likely to see positive change.
We're all part of the solution.