Red Ribbon WeekOctober 23-27, 2017

Blue Ridge High School

Statistics• Drugs are the #1 leading cause of

accidental deaths in the United States

• There were over 64,000 drug overdose deaths in 2016 (CDC)

• 34.4 million teens deal with drug-use at home daily– 6.1 million are high school students

• 46% currently use addictive substances – 1 in 3 are addicted

Influence of Pop Culture (divided by genre)

% of genre songs that reference substance-use:

• 12% - POP

• 37% - COUNTRY

• 14% - ROCK

• 29% - R&B/HIP-HOP

• 86% - RAP

The Average American Youth Hears…

• 35.2 references/HOUR

• 84 references/DAY

• 591 references/WEEK

• 30,732 references/YEAR

Our Goal

• Better Mindset… Better Choices and Decisions.

• To focus on the well-rounded student

Guest Speakers8:55am – 9:25am (9th grade)Jill Mann and Danielle Ellis (NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness)

9:35am – 10:05am (10th grade)Jill Mann and Danielle Ellis (NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness)

10:20am – 10:50am (11th grade)Master Deputy Durham (K-9 Narcotics Deputy: Greenville Sheriff’s Department)

11:00am – 11:30am (12th grade)Ronald Rogers (former BRHS Alum) Furman University Student

Monday, October 23, 2017

Additional Points of InterestDays ThemeMonday Pun/Meme Day

Pun(t) Drugs Away

Tuesday Country v/Country Club Keep your Country and Country

clean

Wednesday Super Hero v/Super Villain DayBe Sober! Be a Hero!

Thursday Fake an Injury Day!Drugs=Injuries

Friday Black Out Day!Black Out Drugs!

Additional Points of InterestDoor Decorating

Contest!Winner Announced

During Pep Rally Friday!

Points continued….Live Drug Free spelled out with Red Cups Front of Building Fence

Points continued….Positive Sticky Notes on Wall in Cafeteria-Take as needed!

Points continued….Red Ribbon Themed Footballs for the game-visitor/home stands.

Points continued….Pledge Banner created by Art Club Posted outside of Guidance

Points continued….Positive Quotes placed in Restroom Stalls

Points continued….Daily Announcements regarding the history of Red Ribbon Week read by Mrs. Thornton

Advisory

• The Truth about Drugs Documentary (video)…approx. 8 minutes.

• http://www.drugfreeworld.org/real-life-stories.html

• Discussion Questions

Discussion Questions• Do you think drugs affects your ability to learn?

How and why?• What does it mean to be addicted to drugs?• How do you think people become addicted to

drugs?• If people had knowledge of drug use and its affects

prior to trying and/or becoming addicted to them, would they have been discouraged?

Past-Month Drug Use in USA of Children Ages 12-17… (2016)

• 78.6% reported having seen or heard drug or alcohol prevention messages in school

• Of those indicating that they have heard these messages, there was a 3.5% decrease in current drug use when compared to the national average

• From 10.6% to 7.1%