Steering this back to the original point of the thread. IMHO the following conversations are important–
- making the decision to drink or not
- alcohol safety e.g., steps to limit possibility of being roofied)
- understanding when consumption is too much.
I’d also want to make sure to continue to have open lines of communication. This is why we didn’t say to our kids “don’t drink” because we didn’t want to put them in the position of lying to us.