Newsday Staff Writer
August 18, 2006
A national survey released yesterday documents an open secret in many communities: Just because mom and dad are home doesn't mean kids aren't partying with drugs and alcohol.
Nearly one-third of the 1,297 young people, aged 12 to 17, interviewed in the random survey reported use of alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, Ecstasy and prescription drugs at house parties where host parents turned a blind eye.
