Some schools are looking to give students a crash course in the dangers of drinking.
Officials at a number of school boards want to better educate students about energy drinks mixed with alcohol in the wake of the death 14-year-old Athena Gervais this month.
English Montreal School Board dietitian Giuliana di Quinzio was at Lauren Hill Junior High School Thursday.
"They're very, very high in sugar and the one thing that they have the big difference is the caffeine," she told the students.
Di Quinzio said her job has an added complexity to it now that the sugary, energy and alcoholic drinks are more widely available.
"My goal is to teach them how to read what they eat, what ingredients are in these products, so you're making better choices as teens, because you are becoming more independent" Di Quinzio told CTV Montreal. "When they mix these drinks with a lot of sugar and alcohol, the sugar actually masks the taste of alcohol so it makes it easier to consume more of it."
Another problem for educators, just because teens know better it doesn't mean they won't take the risk.
"With teens it doesn't always work, so if you give them the knowledge and the information and the science of it, I think education is powerful and hopefully they'll make the right choice," she said.