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Recognizing Drug Use/Abuse
Brian Maloney
Delta High SchoolSlide2
Overview
Statistics on drug use/abuse and why students use.
What are some signs of drug or alcohol use/abuse?
What are the more popular drugs among students and how do they affect the student specifically?
How do I respond to situations when I believe a student is using or abusing drugs and/or alcohol, what happens after I report, and how does the school respond to these situations?
Resources and HelplinesSlide3
Substance use Statistics
(SAMHSA)
44% of American youth have tried cigarettes by 12
th
grade
20% are current smokers
58,000 children ages 12-17 were using illicit drugs.
141,000 for ages 18-25
26.4% of underage persons (12-20) consumed alcohol
Binge drinking was 17.4%
27,000 children ages 12-17 in Indiana needed but had not received treatment for illicit drug use.
26,000 alcohol
20.1
million Americans ages 12 or older (8.0%) were current (past-month) illicit drug users
.Slide4
Cigarette use among youths aged 12-17 by Gender
(
SAMHSA
)Slide5
Current, binge, and heavy alcohol use among persons aged 12 or older in 2009
(
SAMHSA
)Slide6
Past month illicit drug use among persons aged 12 or older (SAMHSA)Slide7
First specific drug associated with initiation of illicit drug use among past year illicit drug initiates aged 12 or older in 2009 (SAMHSA)Slide8
Why do they use?
To feel grown up
Want to be like adults; grown up means freedom to make their own decisions
To belong
Want others to like them; may use substances in order to fit in with a group.
Feel better and relax
Some children develop unhealthy ways to deal with problems and stress; they think substances will comfort them and cheer them up permanently
To take risks
Youth are courageous and may have high risk behaviors; they think they are untouchable
Curiosity
They want to know about tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs; information from school other sources may not satisfy their curiositySlide9
Overview
Statistics on drug use/abuse and why students use.
What are some signs of drug or alcohol use/abuse?
What are the more popular drugs among students and how do they affect the student specifically?
How do I respond to situations when I believe a student is using or abusing drugs and/or alcohol, what happens after I report, and how does the school respond to these situations?
Resources and HelplinesSlide10
Tips to Help Recognition
Maintaining good relationships with students will help in recognition of warning signs.
No one symptom is a definite sign of use/abuse of substances.
Most often there will be a number of signs that can be recognized.
Warning signs can be recognized through physical, emotional, or social changes as well as through changes in academic achievement and extracurricular activities
Important
to look at friends, changes in behavior, changes in physical appearance, changes in eating/sleeping patterns, changes in school performance
,
and students having excessive amounts of money.Slide11
Warning Signs of Drug and Alcohol A
buse
Physical
Fatigue
Repeated health complaints
Red and glazed eyes
Lasting cough
Frequent headaches
Emotional
Personality change
Sudden mood changes
Irritability
Neglecting responsibilities
Low self-esteem
Poor judgment
Depression
Social
Problems with personal relationships/ new friend groups
Problems with the law
Changes to less conventional styles of dress/music
School
Decreased interest
Negative attitude
Drop in grades
Many absences
Truancy
Discipline problems
Abandoning activities that were previously
enjoyedSlide12
Overview
Statistics on drug use/abuse and why students use.
What are some signs of drug or alcohol use/abuse?
What are the more popular drugs among students and how do they affect the student specifically?
How do I respond to situations when I believe a student is using or abusing drugs and/or alcohol, what happens after I report, and how does the school respond to these situations?
Resources and HelplinesSlide13
Marijuana
In addition to warning signs mentioned previously, marijuana may cause:
Impaired short term memory
Shortened attention span
Delayed reflexes
Relaxed inhibitions
Disoriented behavior
Breathing problems
Difficult to recognize unless under the influence at time of observation
Distinct odor
Highest rate of use and considered a gateway drugSlide14
Alcohol
Often used by substance abusers to enhance the effects of other drugs
In
addition to warning signs mentioned previously,
alcohol may
cause:
Difficulty with memory
Secretive behaviors
Change in participation of extracurricular activities
Loss of appetite
Shakiness
Depression
ViolenceSlide15
Inhalants
There are over 1000 common household and classroom products that can be used as inhalants.
In addition to warning signs mentioned previously,
using inhalants or “huffing” may be recognized by:
Chemical smell on student or clothing
Carrying products like markers, lighters, glue, nail polish remover, etc.
Drowsiness or lightheadedness
Apathy
Slurred speech
Sudden Death SyndromeSlide16
OTC Drugs
Over the counter drugs are abused substances very popular among the high school population because they are easy to acquire and inexpensive.
Cough syrups and tablets, aspirin, diet pills, motion sickness drugs (Dramamine), etc.
In addition to warning signs mentioned previously,
OTC drugs may
cause:
Nightmares
Poor memory
Nausea
Confusion
Numbness
Blurry vision
Hallucinations
Abuse of OTC drugs can cause depression, brain damage, seizures, stroke, and death.Slide17
Rx
Drugs
Myth – “Prescription drugs provide a medically safe high.”
Opioids (
Vicodin
,
OxyContin
), depressants (Valium), and stimulants (Adderall)
In
addition to warning signs mentioned previously,
Rx drugs may
cause:
Drowsiness
Anxiety
Paranoia
Episodes of euphoriaSlide18
Overview
Statistics on drug use/abuse and why students use
.
What are some signs of drug or alcohol use/abuse
?
What
are the more popular drugs among students and how do they affect the student specifically
?
How
do I respond to situations when I believe a student is using or abusing drugs and/or alcohol, what happens after I report, and how does the school respond to these situations?
Resources and HelplinesSlide19
How to Respond
When a student is thought to be
using/abusing substances illegally:
Teachers should report to the students guidance counselor
The counselor then reports to an administrator with the reported information
The principal will contact the student’s parent/guardian with the information that was reported and recommend to the parent/guardian that the student be given a drug test.
If results are positive, counseling agencies will be recommended to help the student and parent/guardian with treatment alternatives
.
If student is witnessed using a substance or being in possession of a substance on school grounds, the student will be taken to an administrator or counselor immediately.Slide20
Reasonable Suspicion Policy
Our goal is to be a drug free school with the help of parent/guardians, students, and the school faculty and staff
.
“This program will not affect the policies, practices, or rights of the School Corporation in dealing with drug and/or alcohol possession or use where reasonable suspicion is obtained by means other than random sampling provided herein. The Delaware County Community Schools also reserves the right to request the parent of any student who exhibits cause for reasonable suspicion of drug and/or alcohol usage to permit testing of a student and follow current practices as outlined in the Due Process Procedures.”
-Delta High School Student Handbook-Slide21
Student Assistance P
rogram
“
Students who violate the alcohol or drug policies for the first time in their middle school or high school career may be eligible fro the Delaware Community School Corporation Student
Assistance
Program in lieu of suspension and expulsion from school. This is only true if the student has not sold or transmitted the drug or substance for profit
.” – DHS Handbook
“This
program is open to first time offenders only and is available to students only once during their middle school career and only once during their high school career. Parents and
students
must agree to attend counseling sessions as specified by the sponsoring agency plus any other reasonable requirements deemed necessary by school officials. In addition, the student must serve five days of intensive supervised study
.” – DHS Handbook
Students who are not eligible for this program are subject to suspension and expulsion proceduresSlide22
What can schools do to reduce substance use?
Schools can not completely stop the use of substances by students, but we can reduce student use by:
Being aware of the signs and how to respond
Providing strong no-use messages throughout the year
Having strong and common sense substance use policies
Work with community agencies
Create a school climate that
Engages parents in their children’s education
Develop high levels of student attachment to schools
Help students build supportive peer groups and resist negative peer pressure
Encourage students to report classmates who have problemsSlide23
Resources for Further I
nformation
Treatment Centers
Meridian Services Corp (Muncie)
Muncie Living Life Clean (Muncie)
House of Hope of Madison County Inc. (Anderson)
Hotlines
24/7 Addiction Helpline
(877) 442-8360
National Institute of Drug Abuse Hotline
(800) 662-4357
Online
National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.drugabuse.gov/nidahome.html
www.abovetheinfluence.comSlide24
Questions?Slide25
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