http://ades.bc.ca/Home/Default.html
Keeping kids safe is what it is all about. This site offers factual, research-based information to help parents and teachers make it less likely that youth will turn to alcohol and other drugs for recreation or solutions to their problems.
http://ades.bc.ca/Home/Default.html The average age a child will first try drugs is 13.
Studies indicate that people who reach 21 without engaging in destructive behaviors are likely to never do so, which is why we passionately educate about current trends, warning signs and the long-term impact of destructive behaviors. In a recent survey of Kamiah Youth we learned that the average age of onset to first try marijuana was 11 in the 6th graders; just over 12 in the 8th grade; 14 in the 10th grade and just before 15 for the 12th grade. 40 or 80 Oxycontin (powerful pain killer) Abe $5 worth of drugs Adam Ecstasy Are you anywhere? Do you smoke weed? Al Capone Heroin Amped High on meth Back to back Using heroin then meth Bagging Using inhalants Baker Marijuana smoker Bammy Marijuana Bart Simpson Heroin Belushi Cocaine and heroin Big Harry Heroin Booted High Krunk Both high and drunk Pharming Gathering, sharing and taking pills Terms for being under the influence of drugs: I’m gone. I'm so ripped. I’m tore up. Marijuana use: Totally blazed Kush Herb Bud Prescription drugs: Poppin pills Are you poppin? Ecstacy use: Thizzing Fizzing Rolling Alcohol use: Smashed Trashed Wasted From the Idaho Statesman The statistics are startling:
• 15,000 children nationwide try drugs for the first time each day. • 68 percent of young drug users can get marijuana in a day. • 19 percent report having tried drugs by the eighth grade. • 80 percent of high school students and 44 percent of middle-schoolers say they have seen drugs used and sold. http://www.notmykid.org/ Don't panic. You can do this.
If you suspect or know your child is using drugs or alcohol, it is important to take action right away. You have already taken an important step by visiting this website to learn more. So don't give up. http://timetoact.drugfree.org/ Drug slang is constantly changing and evolving. Some terms are universal, yet others solely exist among groups of friends. Whether you're a parent, teacher, law enforcement officer, or simplay a concerned friend - it's important to stay up to date on the latest drug related slang terms. Bainbridge Public Safety Investigative Unit wants parents to be aware of a new danger for your kids. "Skittles" is the nickname for Coricidin when taken as a drug.
|
Archives
November 2011
Categories
All
|