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Question: What do you do, if parents of another teen are letting teens drink, smoke, etc... in there home?   My guess is talk to your teen, what if you have done that?   What if you have talked to the parents hosting in a polite way and have been up front with them and they still continue to host and provide?
Answer from in interventionist: I would First, talk to the parents; Second, I wouldn't let my kid go to this house; and Third, if it didn't stop, I'd notify the police. The behavior of the parents is illegal and they are liable.

Response from Chief Paul Bunten: From a law enforcement view I would say that dealing with any parent who would allow under age kids to drink and smoke at their house needs to be done through law enforcement.  Talking with a person who would allow such behavior will do little if any good and will probably just drive the behavior underground, it will continue to go on but you just won’t know about it.  When things like this are happening, I am more concerned with the young adults than I am the dysfunctional parents.  I would much rather deal with the parents who are behaving poorly than the kids who are just doing what is being allowed.  I know that this position sounds abrupt but I believe in dealing with the problems directly.  This issue is serious enough that it needs to be dealt with only one time.