FARMINGTON — With prom and graduation season fast approaching, the Healthy Community Coalition is offering a special program to address underage drinking and the potential for driving.

A free showing of the documentary “Point of No Return” will take place at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 4, at the Narrow Gauge Cinema in Farmington, Christine Bruen, program associate for the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of HCC, said.

High school students, parents, teachers and interested community members are welcome to attend, she said.

Following viewing of the approximately half-hour documentary, “Matt Clark of Rangeley will speak about his choices and a life-changing experience with drinking and driving,” Bruen said.

A discussion will follow the film and Clark’s talk.

The documentary film features students from Kennebunkport. It offers scenarios based on young people offering alcohol to underage students and what can happen, Nicole Ditata from HCC said.

Clark uses his voice to teach others about making good choices, she said.

He has spoken to students at high schools around the area about a drinking and driving accident he had when he was 28 that left him paralyzed, she said.

HCC will provide a variety of information about underage drinking. They also will provide information on the Franklin County Sheriff Department’s anonymous tip line program, she said.

Especially in cases of underage drinking parties, someone can text an anonymous tip to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department and they will dispatch someone immediately to check on it, she said.

Statistics show underage drinking in the Western Maine area is high, she said.

State surveys of teenagers from the area in 2013 show 35.4 percent of 17-year-olds indicated they had had at least one drink of alcohol in the past 30 days, Nicole Ditata of HCC said.

The survey also found that 29.6 percent of 17-year-olds have used marijuana in the past 30 days, she said.

Statistics for cigarette use among 17-year-olds is down to just 15.6 percent having used cigarettes in the past 30 days.

Where more funding is spent on health care prevention, better results are seen, she said.

Being proactive with more monitoring may be one approach to dealing with teens and the prom season, Bruen said.

“Even if you believe that alcohol is not an issue in your household, it may be in other households in your adolescent’s life,” she said.

Some suggestions for monitoring may include things like making sure your child is with the person they said they would be, or making sure they are surrounded by a good environment with other teens who don’t smoke or drink. Providing a curfew is another suggestion, she said.

Teachers who supervise proms may want to watch for body language or changes in behavior at prom compared to how those students act during school, she said.

Bruen visits schools to provide programs on abuse of alcohol, marijuana, tobacco and prescription drugs. She provides information and develops educational programs, she said. The goal of the HCC Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition is to reduce and prevent substance abuse in youth and adults  in Greater Franklin County.

Those interested in attending the program Sunday are asked to RSVP to Bruen at 779-2927 or [email protected].

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